VocabJLPT N3
negation
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. denial
  2. 2. negation
  3. 3. negation
  4. 4. NOT operation
This word means negation or denial, referring to the act of rejecting, contradicting, or saying something is not true. It is used in grammar to describe negative forms, and in everyday speech when someone refuses to accept or denies a claim. It is the opposite of affirmation or agreement.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Are you seriously going to deny yesterday's rumor?

Sentence 2

Are you still planning to deny what happened yesterday?

Sentence 3

She insisted she wasn't wrong, and started crying.

Sentence 4

But if you deny everything, there's nothing left, right?

Sentence 5

She denied it, saying "I never said that."