denegation

[ den-i-gey-shuhn ]

noun

1. denial; contradiction.

denegation

/ ˌdɛnɪˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

1. a denial, contradiction, or refusal

Word History and Origins

Origin of denegation¹

First recorded in 1480–90, denegation is from the Late Latin word dēnegātiōn- (stem of dēnegātiō ). See de-, negation

Word History and Origins

Origin of denegation¹

C17: from Late Latin dēnegātiō, from Latin dēnegāre to deny, refuse, from negāre to deny

Example Sentences

There was a hurried questioning of the band, a general denegation, and Gomez returned, discouraged.

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I sought to interrupt him with some not very truthful denegation; but he waved me down, and pursued his speech.

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Urquhart’s letter is so enormously long, so overlaid with matter, and so stuffed with acrimonious abuse, that it is difficult to seize the points of it; but that to which general attention is directed is the positive assertion of Lord Palmerston that he had nothing to do with the ‘Portfolio,’ and the announcement of Urquhart that in consequence of such denegation he will demonstrate that Palmerston had everything to do with it.

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I sought to interrupt him with some not very truthful denegation; but he waved me down, and pursued his speech.

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So were they titled by all, and they accepted the title with a genuine and holy simplicity which betokened a truer modesty than the pretended denegation which we might expect.

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