misnegation

English

Alternative forms

  • mis-negation

Etymology

From mis- +‎ negation.

Noun

misnegation (countable and uncountable, plural misnegations)

  1. (neologism, informal linguistics) The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.

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