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negation

noun
🔊/nɪˈɡeɪʃn/
🔊/nɪˈɡeɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the exact opposite of something; the act of causing something not to exist or to become its opposite反面；对立面；否定
    • This political system was the negation of democracy.这种政治制度是对民主的否定。🔊🔊
  2. [uncountable] the act of disagreeing with somebody/something or refusing to do something否定；拒绝
    • She shook her head in negation.她摇头表示拒绝。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin negatio(n-), from the verb negare ‘deny’.