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negationism

negationism noun: the revision of history in order to omit something that actually happened.

Noun

negationism (usually uncountable, plural negationisms)

  1. (usually) The revision of history in order to omit something that actually happened.
    • Across the world ruling elites have become ever more prone to historical negationism2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 311
    Synonyms:
    denialism

Synonyms of negationism

Forms of negationism

pluralnegationisms

Origin of negationism

From negation + -ism.

Questions about negationism

What does negationism mean?
Negationism means the revision of history in order to omit something that actually happened.
What part of speech is negationism?
Negationism is a noun.
What is the plural of negationism?
The plural of negationism is negationisms.

Words near negationism in the dictionary

  1. negaters
  2. negates
  3. negating
  4. negation
  5. negational
  6. negationism
  7. negationisms
  8. negationist
  9. negationists
  10. negations
  11. negatism

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