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misnegation

noun

Etymology

From mis- + negation.

  1. derived from negātiō
  2. derived from negacion
  3. inherited from negacioun
  4. prefixed as misnegation — “mis + negation”

Definitions

  1. The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for misnegation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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