World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnegabilidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ne-ga-bi-li-dad
"La falta de registros aseguraba su negabilidad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The capability of being denied, or the capacity to disclaim responsibility for something.
"The company maintained strict operational separation to preserve institutional deniability." - 2
The ability of a system, protocol, or participant to deny that an action or communication took place.
"Modern cryptographic protocols often aim to provide sender deniability to protect user privacy."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'deny' (from Old French 'denier' and Latin 'denegare', meaning to refuse or deny), combined with the suffix '-ability' to denote capability or potential. The specific compound gained widespread currency in political and military contexts during the late 20th century, particularly through the phrase 'plausible deniability'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deniability" is said worldwide
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déniabilité
Transliteration: de-nya-bi-li-te
"La stratégie garantissait une totale déniabilité aux dirigeants."
Abstreitbarkeit
Transliteration: ap-shtrait-bar-kayt
"Die Vereinbarung bot der Regierung absolute Abstreitbarkeit."
negabilità
Transliteration: ne-ga-bi-li-ta
"Il piano è stato progettato per garantire la negabilità."
negabilidad
Transliteration: ne-ga-bi-li-dad
"La falta de registros aseguraba su negabilidad."
negabilidade
Transliteration: ne-ga-bi-li-da-de
"A separação de poderes mantinha a negabilidade política."
अस्वीकार्यता
Transliteration: asvikaryata
"इस समझौते से राजनीतिक अस्वीकार्यता बनी रहती है।"
否认可能性
Transliteration: fǒurèn kěnéngxìng
"这种做法为高级官员提供了否认可能性。"
부인 가능성
Transliteration: bu-in ga-neung-seong
"그들은 철저한 보안으로 부인 가능성을 확보했습니다."
否認可能性
Transliteration: hinin kanousei
"このシステムは通信の否認可能性を保証します。"
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