negative
- adjective
- /ˈnɛɡətɪv/
- Jewel, why do you have to be so negative?
- a negative response
- positive or negative
- negative liberty
He says that the concept of right is negative in contrast to that of wrong, which is positive.
- He says that the concept of right is negative in contrast to that of wrong, which is positive.
Examples
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She felt a negative impact on her mood after reading the harsh reviews.
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"If you expect people to be negative toward you, they probably will be.
Fiction book (1996) -
So it is OK for people to have a negative opinion about you.
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I think for that reason, right, it's just a negative association.
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What is this negative talk?
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There was no negative reaction after it came out.
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Thus, the participants were not led into a negative direction by the questions posed by the researcher.
Academic text (1999) -
Generally speaking, they have a negative stigma and are usually associated with crime and gangs.
Academic text (2011) -
Many students have a negative attitude towards long assignments, which can affect their performance.
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The report highlighted several negative effects of pollution on public health.
Synonyms
A quick informal no or refusal
Antonyms
Compounds
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Part of a system's output that is sent back to reduce change and keep it stable
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A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
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A connection between two things where one goes up as the other goes down
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A tiny charged particle that lasts about 2 microseconds and becomes an electron and two neutrinos
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An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal
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A way to show someone is not one of the known people so they cannot make multiple accounts
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The end of a battery marked with a minus sign that connects to the black wire
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Taking away something unpleasant makes a person or animal do something more often
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A thing taken away to make an action less likely, for example leaving a room when a child cries
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A blood group in which red blood cells do not have the Rh factor
How Negative
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Morphology
Etymology
Negative comes from the Latin verb negare 'to deny', so a negative answer or statement is one that says 'no' or shows the absence of something.