English Explanatory Dictionary

double negative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English.

Word forms

double negative double negatives

Related words

litotes negative concord contranym
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