negative attitude
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈnɛɡətɪv ˈætɪtjud/
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actitud negativa
- I want you to lose that negative attitude, I want you to lose it now.
- hold negative attitudes
- express negative attitudes
- develop a negative attitude
We need to feel as though there is this negative attitude just that pervades everything that we do.
- We need to feel as though there is this negative attitude just that pervades everything that we do.
- So positive people tend to attract more money and whereas negative, if you have a negative attitude around money, you tend to lose it.
- And then it turns into a negative attitude towards certain apparent traits and qualities, right?
- I just have a negative attitude right now and I'm, I'm beating myself up and I don't think that's fair to me, you or me.
- It adopts a negative attitude towards its own ends, to its own particular content and existence.
- take the nuts, then showing very negative attitude.
Examples
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I'm getting sick of your negative attitude.
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A negative attitude toward school may extend to a negative attitude toward school-related activities, such as reading.
Academic text (2012) -
You got a real negative attitude, you know that?
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- That girl got a negative attitude, man.
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Your negative attitude is not helping anyone.
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No matter what I want to try, you take a negative attitude.
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After the bad scene with her former husband, she had a negative attitude toward men overall.
Fiction book (1993) -
For example, several children expressed a negative attitude toward reading in school, but they liked to read books.
Academic text (1993) -
Despite Rodrick's negative attitude, I have very clear goals for the summer.
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Your negative attitude is making it difficult for us to work together.
Synonyms
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4.7
A habit of expecting bad things and saying no to ideas
28
4.6
A way of thinking that expects bad things to happen
1
4.7
A tendency to expect bad things to happen
A negative way of thinking that expects bad things to happen
A habit of expecting problems and saying no to ideas
Antonyms
How Negative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition where 'negative' (adverse/pessimistic) directly modifies 'attitude' (way of thinking), so the combined meaning is readily inferable from the parts. This is a common, transparent compounding pattern across many languages and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Negative attitude uses negative to mean 'saying no or looking at the bad side' and attitude as a 'way of holding yourself'. Imagine someone with crossed arms who always sees the problems; that's why a negative attitude means 'expecting the worst' or thinking in an unhelpful way.