Negación (en. Denial)
/neɣaˈθjon/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
noun
Rejection of accepting a statement or a reality.
His denial of the facts surprised everyone.
Su negación de los hechos sorprendió a todos.
Lack of consent or acceptance.
The denial of the request was unexpected.
La negación de la solicitud fue inesperada.
In logic, a proposition that contradicts another.
In his argument, he used the denial of the previous premise.
En su argumento, usó la negación de la premisa anterior.
Etymology
From Latin 'negatio', which means 'action of denying'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
denial of reality
Rejection of the truth or evident facts.
negación de la realidad
denial of evidence
Act of ignoring clear evidence or facts.
negación de la evidencia
to make a denial
Act of explicitly rejecting or denying something.
hacer una negación
Related Words
to deny
Rejecting the truth of something.
negar
negative
Denoting absence or contradiction.
negativo
negativity
Tendency to view things from a pessimistic perspective.
negatividad
Slang Meanings
To emphatically deny.
It is always a resounding denial of any proposal.
Siempre es una negación rotunda a cualquier propuesta.
To ignore what is said.
His denial was total, as if he heard nothing.
Su negación fue total, como si no escuchara nada.