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negation vs disaffirmation

disaffirmation vs negation

negation and disaffirmation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
negation Yes No No No
disaffirmation Yes No No No
As nouns, disaffirmation is a hypernym of negation; that is, disaffirmation is a word with a broader meaning than negation:
  • negation: the speech act of negating
  • disaffirmation: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
Other hypernyms of negation include denial.
negation (noun) disaffirmation (noun)
the speech act of negating the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
Difference between negation and disaffirmation

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