denegation
- noun
- /ˌdɛnɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Archaic
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denegación
- As for the obsessive attacks on Claudius, we can read them, as Jacques Lacan suggests, as examples of denegation or denial, a means of concealing a self-wounding identification with his uncle.
Examples
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The politician's denegation of previous statements raised further doubts about his credibility.
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His constant denegation of the accusations made it difficult for the committee to come to a decision.
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The being, through its self—the founding principle of its identity—gives itself as an offering, both to itself and to others, as a form of denegation against ossification.
Academic text (2007) -
Transmitted against the backdrop of the ongoing Second World War, it may become clear that his counter-narration follows the lines of denegation; it exploits the opportunity to gather reliability through the admission of his own unreliability or untrustworthiness.
Academic text (2009) -
Her denegation of the offer surprised everyone in the room, as it seemed like a great opportunity.
Synonyms
292
3.6
A statement showing disagreement or disapproval
180
3.0
Not being accepted by people or a group
122
1.4
An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something
73
6.6
A public or formal statement that shows disagreement with an idea
61
2.8
Refusing a request or saying something is not true
5
8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
4
9.9
To give up a belief for moral or religious reasons
3
6.2
An act of saying that a statement or idea is not true
2
8.1
A public statement saying you have no knowledge of or connection to something
1
7.2
An official decision not to accept a claim, for example a tax expense
1
8.7
A polite refusal of an invitation or offer
A statement saying that something is not true or not valid
Antonyms
How Strong
- Formal
10
6.8
- Formal
5
8.7
- Archaic
180
3.0
61
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word denegation comes from Latin parts de- and negare, where negare means 'to say no' and is the same root as deny and negative. So, denegation is the action of refusing or rejecting something — saying 'no' to a statement, request, or idea.