misnegation

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounmisnegation (countable and uncountable, plural misnegations)

plural misnegations · alternative mis-negation

  1. countableinformalneologismuncountablehuman sciencesThe unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.

Origin

From mis- + negation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

negationism
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APA

misnegation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misnegation

MLA

“misnegation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misnegation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misnegation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misnegation.

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