minus
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- adjective
- /ˈmaɪnəs/
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negativo
- There are several minus factors to consider before making a decision.
- on the minus side
That is the world right now, minus all of your thoughts.
- That is the world right now, minus all of your thoughts.
- So far, Spain has been easy, minus this decision.
- Looking good, feeling good, minus the feeling good bit.
- So we're all pretty much even minus a bit of mustache here and things like that.
Examples
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So far, Spain has been easy, minus this decision.
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On the minus side, I, too, have seen my investments suffer since the 2008 crash.
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I was a straight C minus student, but I did.
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Like you said, B minus seems like good.
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But on the minus side, god... all the attachment that goes with it.
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On the minus side, everybody's under an evil spell.
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On the minus side: his over-eagerness to please, his nervous smiles, and his clothes.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the minus side, the difficulty of policing public space means there may well be more irresponsible behavior there.
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Candidate is C-minus student, yet has A-plus potential.
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Unlike the Patriots, the Seahawks have not done a good job in the turnover battle, with a minus-1 turnover differential—tied for 17th in the league.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
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2.9
Causing harm or showing strong dislike
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3.6
A bad part of something that is usually good
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6.0
Harmful to people or things, often making progress difficult
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A heavy, short-lived tiny part of matter like an electron but much heavier
- Specialized
A bacterium that causes rat-bite fever in people after a bite from a rat or mouse
How Negative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minus comes from the Latin minus, which means 'less', and here it works like a short way to say 'less good' or negative. So calling something a minus before a noun shows it is a bad or weaker point.