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misnegation

misnegation noun: the unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.

Noun

misnegation (countable and uncountable, plural misnegations)

  1. (informal, neologism) The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.

Forms of misnegation

pluralmisnegations
alternative formmis-negation

Origin of misnegation

From mis- + negation.

Questions about misnegation

What does misnegation mean?
Misnegation means the unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.
What part of speech is misnegation?
Misnegation is a noun.
What is the plural of misnegation?
The plural of misnegation is misnegations.

Words near misnegation in the dictionary

  1. misnavigate
  2. misnavigated
  3. misnavigates
  4. misnavigating
  5. misnavigation
  6. misnegation
  7. misnegations
  8. misnegotiate
  9. misnegotiated
  10. misnegotiates
  11. misnegotiating

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