negative
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2.9
- adjective
- /ˈnɛɡətɪv/
:
negativo
- Of the institutional predictors, institutional size had a significant negative effect on faculty satisfaction with autonomy.
- negative effects
- negative consequences
- negative impact
Even the things that I thought were negative were positive.
- Even the things that I thought were negative were positive.
- They thought she was a maligned negative force on Harry.
- Beyond that, forget just the negative perspectives and input.
- But on the flip side, I see more negative men get a pass, right?
- So the question is, where does your negative self-confidence come from?
- They were driven by a negative trade report on GDP.
- Am I going to let the negative people free rent in my head?
- And he gets caught in this really negative downward spiral of emotions.
- They, they have some sort of negative orientation towards us.
- It doesn't feel good to have those negative feelings in you.
- It's kind of hard to be foggy, negative, unmotivated, you know?
- They cannot regulate any kind of negative emotion, including sadness.
Examples
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They told them there could be negative side effects.
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The victim is not the only one to suffer negative effects from bullying.
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But it could also bring out negative things as well.
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I think our mood is going to become quite negative throughout this.
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Why do you have to be so negative?
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Athena, could this event have a negative effect on their wellbeing?
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The students' answers reveal that they feel negative effects from their heightened global awareness.
Academic text (2008) -
Therefore, a childhood spent on the sidelines can potentially have negative ramifications for a healthy life.
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The manager expressed a negative view on the proposed changes to the project.
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Several studies have shown that a negative attitude can lead to decreased productivity.
Synonyms
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6.0
Harmful to people or things, often making progress difficult
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4.6
Likely or intended to harm a person's reputation by saying bad things about them
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4.5
Not good for success or approval
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4.9
Things that are harmful, wrong or undesirable
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6.8
Causing problems that make someone or something worse off
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
Part of a system's output that is sent back to reduce change and keep it stable
- Specialized
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4.1
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
- Specialized
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4.6
A connection between two things where one goes up as the other goes down
- Specialized
A tiny charged particle that lasts about 2 microseconds and becomes an electron and two neutrinos
- Specialized
An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal
- Specialized
A way to show someone is not one of the known people so they cannot make multiple accounts
- Specialized
The end of a battery marked with a minus sign that connects to the black wire
- Specialized
Taking away something unpleasant makes a person or animal do something more often
- Specialized
A thing taken away to make an action less likely, for example leaving a room when a child cries
- Specialized
A blood group in which red blood cells do not have the Rh factor
How Negative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Negative comes from the Latin verb negare 'to deny', and a negative comment is like saying 'no' to an idea or showing the lack of praise, which is why it feels harmful or critical.