misnegation
misnegation · misnegations
The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the…The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, informal, neologism, uncountable)The unintended combination of semantic and grammatical negation such that the resulting statement actually means the opposite of what is wanted.
Origin
From mis- + negation.From mis- + negation.
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Forms
plural: misnegationsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable