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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misnegation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-nega-tion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Etymology

From mis- + negation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

misnegations (plural) mis-negation (alternative)

Questions

What does misnegation mean?
The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.
Where does misnegation come from?
From mis- + negation.

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