否認|ひにんhinin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdenial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
    彼かれはその事故じこと関係かんけいしていたことを否認ひにんした。↗
    He denied having been involved in the affair.
Conjugation
Dictionary form否認する(ひにんする)
Polite (masu)否認します(ひにんします)
Negative (nai)否認しない(ひにんしない)
polite (masen)否認しません(ひにんしません)
classical zu / nu否認せず・否認せぬ(ひにんせず・ひにんせぬ)
Past (ta)否認した(ひにんした)
polite (mashita)否認しました(ひにんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)否認しなかった(ひにんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)否認しませんでした(ひにんしませんでした)
Te form否認して(ひにんして)
Potential否認できる(ひにんできる)
Passive否認される(ひにんされる)
Causative否認させる(ひにんさせる)
Causative passive否認させられる(ひにんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)否認すれば(ひにんすれば)
tara否認したら(ひにんしたら)
Volitional否認しよう(ひにんしよう)
polite (mashou)否認しましょう(ひにんしましょう)
Imperative否認しろ(ひにんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym否定ひていNeutralBroader term for denying or negating something, as in 「噂を否定する」. 「否認」 focuses on refusing to accept something as fact, e.g. denying a crime or suspicion.
  • Synonym打ち消すうちけすNeutralTo deny or shoot down a claim; it can also mean to drown out a sound. The focus is on quashing what someone has said.
  • Synonym否むいなむWrittenA written, formal verb for denying or refusing; in modern usage it survives mostly in 「否めない」.
  • Antonym承認しょうにんNeutralAntonym: to acknowledge or approve something; the direct opposite of 「否認」.
  • Antonym肯定こうていNeutralAntonym: affirming or accepting something as true; stands opposite 「否認」.

Use 「否認」 when a suspect denies a crime or refuses to acknowledge an accusation, as in 「容疑を否認する」. For general negation say 「否定」, for quashing a rumor 「打ち消す」; the antonym is 「承認」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 事実じじつとして認みとめないこと。
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