negation
noun
the act of denying.
negations
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pluralof negation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Peace negations mediated by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia in the Saudi coastal town of Jeddah have all but broken down.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
"Naturally, when you are in contract negations, there is always going to be speculation and unless you hear it from me, that's what it is," Hamilton said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2023
As in his earlier work, Saunders’ relentlessly humane vision of life, always in comic search of our deepest negations of each other, is remarkably vivid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
It decided to lower the rate by 8.2% after nine months of negations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022
Even worse, a sentence can have more negations than you think it does.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
