phủ định
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Definition
Verb:
- To deny: To state that something is not true or does not exist; to refuse to accept or acknowledge.
- To negate: To nullify the effect, truth, or validity of something; to make ineffective or invalid.
- To refute: To prove a statement, theory, or opinion to be wrong or false.
Noun:
- Negation: The act of denying, nullifying, or refuting something. In logic and grammar, it is the contradiction or opposite of a statement.
- Denial: A statement that something is not true or did not happen.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta phủ định mọi cáo buộc. (He denied all accusations.)
- Bằng chứng mới phủ định giả thuyết cũ. (The new evidence negates the old hypothesis.)
- Noun:
- Sự phủ định của anh ấy rất dứt khoát. (His denial was very firm.)
- "Không" là một từ phủ định. ("No" is a negative word.)
Advanced Usage
Philosophical Concept ("Negation of the negation"): In dialectical philosophy, it refers to a process where a thesis is negated by an antithesis, which is in turn negated, leading to a synthesis at a higher level.
- Học thuyết này đề cập đến quy luật phủ định của phủ định. (This doctrine refers to the law of the negation of the negation.)
Linguistics ("Negative prefix/adverb"): A grammatical element that expresses negation.
- Tiền tố "bất-" là một tiền tố phủ định trong tiếng Việt. (The prefix "bất-" is a negative prefix in Vietnamese.)
Variants and Related Words
- Từ phủ định (n): Negative word (e.g., - no, - not).
- Câu phủ định (n): Negative sentence.
- Phủ nhận (v): A close synonym meaning to deny or repudiate.
Synonyms
- Deny: To state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
- Negate: To cause to be ineffective or invalid.
- Refute: To prove to be false or erroneous.
- Contradict: To assert the opposite of a statement.
Related Idioms
- Phủ định sạch trơn: To flatly deny everything; to completely refute all points.
- Bị cáo phủ định sạch trơn mọi lời khai của nhân chứng. (The defendant flatly denied all the witness's testimony.)
- negative