Hyponegation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyponegation is a noun meaning Implied negation in a sentence.
Meaning
Implied negation in a sentence.
Example Sentences
A rich crosslinguistic vein for mining both hypernegation (which doesn't count when it "should") and hyponegation (which counts when it "shouldn't") is that of the inverse readings of proximative adverbs like almost and barely.
Antonyms for hyponegation
Common opposites include hypernegation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include negation, autonegation, negativation, denial, abdicative, abnegation.
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