denegation

American

[den-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌdɛn ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

denial; contradiction.

denegation British

/ ˌdɛnɪˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

a denial, contradiction, or refusal

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Etymology

Origin of denegation

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

Example Sentences

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

From Caybigan by Hopper, James

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.

From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Thebaud, Augustus J.

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