negation

US: /nəˈɡeɪʃən/
UK: /nɪɡˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


negation /ni'geiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự phủ định, sự phủ nhận
    • sự cự tuyệt, sự từ chối
    • sự phản đối
    • sự không tồn tại
    • vật không có
    • cái tiêu cực

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun (formal)
1 [C, usually sing, U] the exact opposite of sth; the act of causing sth not to exist or to become its opposite: This political system was the negation of democracy.
2 [U] disagreement or refusal: She shook her head in negation.

Concise English dictionary


negationsnɪ'geɪʃn
noun
+a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
+the speech act of negating
+(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false