否定 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- denial noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
- deny verb To state that something is not true.
- negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
- negation noun The act of negating something.
- negative adj Expressing disapproval, pessimism, or something undesirable.
- not adv A word used to make a statement, verb, or phrase negative.
Senses
否定 is used for these senses in English:
- NOT (mathematics, logic) A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.
- denial (logic) The negation in logic.
- deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
- negate To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
- negative Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
denial — full definition
- noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
- noun A refusal to accept an unpleasant truth or reality, often as a psychological coping mechanism.
- noun A refusal to grant or provide something requested.
deny — full definition
- verb To state that something is not true.
- verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.