negación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /neɡaˈθjon/ [ne.ɣ̞aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /neɡaˈsjon/ [ne.ɣ̞aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ne‧ga‧ción

Noun

negación f (plural negaciones)

1. denial

   Synonym: negativa

Related terms

• negar

 

Further reading

• “negación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16