hyponegation

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noun

Implied negation in a sentence.

Opposite
hypernegation
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Meanings

nounhyponegation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableImplied negation in a sentence.

    A rich crosslinguistic vein for mining both hypernegation (which doesn't count when it "should") and hyponegation (which counts when it "shouldn't") is that of the inverse readings of proximative adverbs like almost and barely.

    2010, Laurence R. Horn, The Expression of Negation, →ISBN, page 138

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hypernegation

Origin

From hypo- (“deficient”) + negation.

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APA

hyponegation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyponegation

MLA

“hyponegation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyponegation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyponegation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyponegation.

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