Japanese word

否定

Pronunciation

Romajihitei

Meaning

  • noundenial

Example

私はそのうわさを否定します。watashi wa so no u wa sa o hi tei shi ma su

I deny the rumor.

Illustration for 否定 (denial)

More examples

その発言は、事実の否定と受け取られました。so no hatsu gen wa ji jitsu no hi tei to u ke to ra re ma shi ta

The statement was taken as a denial of the facts.

Core concept

Describes treating a statement, claim, or judgment as untrue or invalid rather than accepting it.

Common phrases

  • 事実の否定ji jitsu no hi tei

    denial of the facts

  • 否定の表現hi tei no hyō gen

    negative expression

Similar words

否認hinin: A formal refusal to accept a statement, claim, or accusation as true.
打ち消しuchikeshi: A statement or act that rejects a report or claim as untrue.

Definition in Japanese

ある事柄を事実でない、または正しくないとして認めないこと。a ru koto gara o ji jitsu de na i ma ta wa tada shi ku na i to shi te mito me na i ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound joins 否 (hi, "refuse") with 定 (tei, "fix"), giving the sense of not fixing something as true or valid.

Usage tips

  • The verb 否定する (hitei suru) commonly appears when a person or source rejects a report, statement, or accusation.

Other meanings

  • negationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 否定するhiteisurudenyverb
  • 否定的hiteitekinegativena-adjective

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