| negation | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. negation | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| n. (communication) | 2. negation | the speech act of negating. |
| ~ disaffirmation, denial | the act of asserting that something alleged is not true. |
| ~ contradiction | the speech act of contradicting someone.; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" |
| ~ cancellation | the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void. |
| n. (communication) | 3. negation | (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false. |
| ~ logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference. |
| ~ proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. |
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