denegation
/diːnɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A denial, refusal or contradiction.
Example Sentences
- "[B]y the same token to see Horton's straight denegation. I see Horton say emphatically No—and this for reasons quite conceivable in him, once one apprehends their connection with his wishing above all, beyond anything else that he at this moment wishes, to keep well with Gray. His denegation is plausible; Gray believes it and accepts it all the more that at the moment in question he wants to, in the interest of his own freedom of action."
Etymology
Compare French dénégation.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /diːnɪˈɡeɪʃən/