HyperDic: disaffirmation

English > 1 sense of the word disaffirmation:
NOUNcommunicationdisaffirmation, denialthe act of asserting that something alleged is not true
English > disaffirmation: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe act of asserting that something alleged is not true.
Synonymdenial
NarrowernegationThe speech act of negating
Broaderassertion, averment, asseverationA declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Spanishdenegación, desmentida, mentís
Catalandenegació, negativa

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