negation

nouns

a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
negation
is derived from
negate
is a type of (narrower)
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
"according to his statement he was in London on that day"
statement
the speech act of negating
negation
is derived from
negate
is a type of (narrower)
the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
denial, disaffirmation
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
negation
is derived from
negate
domain category
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
logic
is a type of (narrower)
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
proposition