- negation - a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
--1 is a kind of statement
Derived form: verb negate2 - negation - the speech act of negating
--2 is a kind of denial
--2 has particulars: contradiction; cancellationDerived form: verb negate2 - negation - (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
--3 is a kind of proposition
Derived form: verb negate1