"misnegation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misnegations [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + negation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|negation}} mis- + negation Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, informal, neologism, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: mis-negation

Inflected forms

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