"negationism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: negationisms [plural]
Etymology: From negation + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negation|ism}} negation + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} negationism (usually uncountable, plural negationisms)
  1. The revision of history in order to omit something that actually happened. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: denialism Related terms: negationist

Inflected forms

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