negação
/neɡaˈsɐ̃w/
a
noun
B2
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- as negações
Meaning
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denial
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Vive em negação.
He lives in denial.
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Similar words
desmentido specifically means a formal denial or refutation of a claim, a public statement denying something; negação is more general, denial or negation, and can be psychological, "estar em negação," to be in denial.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does negação mean?
denial
2 Fill the gap: Vive em ___.
Full sentence: Vive em negação. (He lives in denial.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches negação?
negação: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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