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negatively

negatively

19 2.8
In a way that shows you do not approve or accept something
  • adverb
  • /ˈnɛɡətɪvli/
translation icon : con desaprobación
  • I feel that you might be reacting negatively.
  • negatively evaluated
  • view negatively
  • respond negatively

So I would never feel negatively toward that.

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Examples

  • OK, number one, stop speaking negatively about yourself.

  • When foster mothers were asked how they thought the state viewed them, most women responded negatively.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So I would never feel negatively toward that.

  • We're going to feel negatively towards those things.

  • Like, let me not speak negatively about them.

    GQ
  • No one thinks as negatively about you as you do about yourself.

  • I do feel that it reflects negatively on me.

  • Faculty responded negatively to the look of the original prototype.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Hey, listen, even if your friend talks negatively about you, here's what you should do.

  • The teacher spoke negatively about the lack of effort from her students.

Synonyms

badly
vsnegatively
285 1.0

In a way that makes people think less of someone

focuses on expressing disapproval or denial rather than harm
unfavorably
vsnegatively
  • US
6 5.3

In a way that shows disapproval

includes denial or absence as well as expressing disapproval
disapprovingly
vsnegatively
3 3.9

In a way that shows you do not agree with or like something

is broader, covering denial, absence, or general negativity
disdainfully
vsnegatively
3 7.3

With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect

is broader and can mean denial or neutral dislike
pejoratively
vsnegatively
1 8.1

In a way that says something is bad

is more general and not always derogatory when critical
condemningly
vsnegatively
7.4

In a way that shows strong disapproval

can be milder expressing simple disapproval or absence

Antonyms

97 2.6

In a way that shows approval or support

Compounds

negatively charged
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A particle or object that has more electrons than protons

How Disapproving

harshly
49 3.5
negatively
19 2.8
critically
106 4.4
unfavorably
  • US
6 5.3
neutrally
2 3.6
approvingly
7 3.4

Surface Forms

negatively positive

Morphology

negatively = negative (transparent) = negative + ly

A straightforward adjectival-to-adverbial derivation: 'negative' (expressing denial, pessimism, or lack) + '-ly'.

Etymology

Negatively comes from the same old Latin root neg- and word negare, meaning 'to say no'. So to react negatively is to give a 'no' answer or show you do not agree, which is why the word means showing denial or disapproval.