negate
verb (used with object)
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of.
self-negating
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a word derived from
negate.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps that was a self-negating prophecy, since warnings like his might have helped put the country on alert and prevented attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
You’re just stating counterpoints to her self-negating views.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023
Preston’s character, smarter, wealthier and a good deal more sensitive, is introverted to the point of being self-negating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
For a while I wondered if my father, who is not Jewish, saw himself more as the visionary Mayflower descendant Prior Walter or the self-negating Mormon Joe Pitt, but that was the wrong question.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
In the pre-pandemic rhythms of my day-to-day, this self-negating behavior was normal.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2021
