negación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɡaˈθjon/ [ne.ɣ̞aˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /neɡaˈsjon/ [ne.ɣ̞aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ne‧ga‧ción

Noun

negación f (plural negaciones)

1. denial

   Synonym: negativa

Related terms

• negar

Further reading

• “negación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025