Definitions for negation

negation ne·ga·tion

Spelling: [ni-gey-shuh n]
IPA: /nɪˈgeɪ ʃən/

Negation is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 260 anagrams from letters in negation (aeginnot).

Definitions for negation

noun

  1. the act of denying:
  2. a denial:
  3. something that is without existence; nonentity.
  4. the absence or opposite of something that is actual, positive, or affirmative:
  5. a negative statement, idea, concept, doctrine, etc.; a contradiction, refutation, or rebuttal:

Origin of negation

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin negātiōn- (stem of negātiō) denial. See negate, -ion

Examples for negation

And the negative may be a negation of fact or of thought (ou and me).

And always, in response to every argument, Mary shook her head in negation.

negation: Were there any related denying stories competing for attention?

Garson reflected for a few seconds, then made a gesture of negation.

Mrs Verloc simply turned her face from right to left in sign of negation.

It is a confusion of falsehood and negation, from which Plato himself is not entirely free.

“Richard Phillips: negation of the Universe” will be on display at Dallas Contemporary through August 10, 2014.

There was a masterful quality in his declaration, which seemed to ignore her negation.

In order to build a Jewish nation and society, Zionists classically engaged in “negation of the Diaspora,” or shlilat hagolah.

They presented no one front, for their negation was no one faith.

Word Value for negation
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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