Negations - English meaning

noun

The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.

Usage examples:

The courts accept that abrogation of these privileges can only be made by statute but nonetheless t…

noun

The act of formally ending a law, agreement, or custom

Usage examples:

He filed for bankruptcy, which permitted the abrogation of all contracts., this is an abrogation of…

noun

The act of avoiding something that you should do

Usage examples:

This is an appalling abrogation of responsibility., she felt it would be an abrogation of her mater…

noun

The state of being away from a place or person.

Usage examples:

The letter had arrived during his absence

noun

The state of not being somewhere, or a period in which you are not somewhere

Usage examples:

[ c ] she has had repeated absences from school this year., [ u ] he drew attention to the absence …

noun

A time when someone is not at work or at the place they are expected to be

Usage examples:

Absence from sth her absence from the meeting was noted., in sb's absence his fellow directors vote…

noun

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

Love is the antithesis of selfishness

noun

The exact opposite

Usage examples:

She is slim and shy - the very antithesis of her sister., he is the exact antithesis of what i find…

noun

A difference or opposition between two things

Usage examples:

Thanks to the collapse of communism the political antithesis between left and right is less importa…

noun

The action of cancelling something.

Usage examples:

The show is sold out, but check for cancellations

noun

A situation in which something that has been arranged is stopped from happening

Usage examples:

Flight/train cancellations, please call and inform us as soon as possible if you need to make a can…

noun

The act of deciding that an organized event will not happen or of stopping an order for something

Usage examples:

Many trains are subject to cancellation because of the flooding., the theatre tickets were sold out…

noun

A combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.

Usage examples:

The proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions

noun

The fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong

Usage examples:

You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. isn't that a contradiction?

noun

A combination of words that is nonsense because some of the words suggest the opposite of some of the others

Usage examples:

Many people think that an honest politician is a contradiction in terms.

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Usage examples:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Usage examples:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Usage examples:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

verb

Engage in conversation.

Usage examples:

She was withdrawn and preoccupied, hardly able to converse with her mother

noun

Conversation.

Usage examples:

His converse at such seasons was always elevating

adjective

Having characteristics which are the reverse of something else already mentioned.

Usage examples:

The only mode of change will be the slow process of growth and the converse process of decay

verb

Speak or act in opposition to.

Usage examples:

The second argument is more difficult to counter

noun

A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.

Usage examples:

Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.

noun

A small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker.

Usage examples:

It was used for making pendants, finger rings, playing counters, dice and even spindle whorls.

noun

A lack or shortage.

Usage examples:

Deficiencies in material resources

Lack of an adequate quantity or number

noun

The lack of something that is needed in order to meet a particular standard or level of quality, or the thing that is lacking

Usage examples:

[ u ] many women suffer from iron deficiency.

noun

The action of denying something.

Usage examples:

She shook her head in denial

noun

A statement that something is not true

Usage examples:

His statement is not a denial., planning staff recommended denial of the project., he claims he’s n…

noun

A statement that something is not true or does not exist

Usage examples:

Issue a denial the ceo issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign., [ + that ] offic…

verb

Refuse to acknowledge; deny.

Usage examples:

The school disclaimed any responsibility for his death

verb

Present participle of disclaim

Usage examples:

We disclaim all responsibility for this disaster.

verb

To say that you have no responsibility for, or knowledge of, something that has happened or been done

Usage examples:

We disclaim all responsibility for this disaster.

verb

Prove that (something) is false.

Usage examples:

He has given the department of transport two months to disprove the allegation

verb

Present participle of disprove

Usage examples:

The allegations have been disproved.

verb

To prove that something is not true

Usage examples:

The allegations have been disproved.

adjective

Opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect.

Usage examples:

Numerous studies have shown an inverse relationship between exercise and the risk of heart disease

noun

Something that is the opposite or reverse of something else.

Usage examples:

Power is the inverse of dependence

adjective

Changing in an opposite direction in relation to something else, esp. an amount

Usage examples:

In inverse proportion, an inverse relationship, by and large, your ability to cope with change vari…

noun

The state of being without or not having enough of something.

Usage examples:

There is no lack of entertainment aboard ship

verb

Be without or deficient in.

Usage examples:

The novel lacks imagination

verb

To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing

Usage examples:

The referee nullified the goal.

verb

To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force

Usage examples:

The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

noun

The act of making a legal agreement or decision have no legal force

Usage examples:

Judges, and indeed lawyers, do not approve of the nullification of laws by juries., this was a case…

adjective

Situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.

Usage examples:

A crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street

noun

A person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

We were opposites in temperament

adverb

In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

Usage examples:

She was sitting almost opposite

noun

An instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation.

Usage examples:

My post below, about architecture was never designed as evidence for the rebuttal.

noun

A statement that a claim or criticism is not true

Usage examples:

She issued a rebuttal of the charges.

noun

A statement that says or proves that something is not true

Usage examples:

She says she is preparing a point-by-point rebuttal that will address these issues.

noun

The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.

Usage examples:

Scientific theory is always tentative, open to refutation

noun

The act of saying or proving that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

Usage examples:

She published a refutation in the newspapers two days later., here is a simple refutation of that a…

verb

Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.

Usage examples:

These claims have not been convincingly refuted

verb

Present participle of refute

Usage examples:

To refute a person/theory/argument/claim

verb

Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).

Usage examples:

The legislation was repealed five months later

noun

The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament.

Usage examples:

The house voted in favour of repeal

verb

(of a government) to make a law no longer a law

Usage examples:

Legislators repealed the sales tax., senators called for the law’s repeal.

noun

Rejection of a proposal or idea.

Usage examples:

The repudiation of reformist policies

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Usage examples:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

noun

The action of drawing something back or back in.

Usage examples:

Prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction

noun

A statement in which you admit that something you said or wrote previously was wrong

Usage examples:

He demanded an immediate retraction and apology., the lawyers say the family may seek a retraction …

verb

Move backwards.

Usage examples:

The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

Usage examples:

The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

Usage examples:

The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

noun

The official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise.

Usage examples:

For those who break the law, revocation of their liquor licence may result

noun

The act of stating officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Usage examples:

Revocation of a licence/permit/pass violators of the law concerning firearms face fines and possibl…

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The supreme court voided the statute

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The contract was void

adjective

Completely empty.

Usage examples:

Void spaces surround the tanks

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

Usage examples:

I want an apple

noun

A lack or deficiency of something.

Usage examples:

Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable