negation
noun
- the act or an instance of denying; negative answer; denial
- the lack or opposite of some positive character or quality: death is the negation of life
- something negative; nonentity
See negation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(nĭ-gāˈshən)
noun- The act or process of negating.
- A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.
- The opposite or absence of something regarded as actual, positive, or affirmative.
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