AFFIRMATION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For AFFIRMATION
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contradiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||||
denial | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
disagreement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing | ||||||||
negation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement • the speech act of negating • (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | ||||||||
rejection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of rejecting something • the state of being rejected • (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign • the speech act of rejecting | ||||||||
skepticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | ||||||||
reversal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change from one state to the opposite state • an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating • turning in an opposite direction or position • a decision to reverse an earlier decision • a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside • turning in the opposite direction • the act of reversing the order or place of • a major change in attitude or principle or point of view |