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    neg·a·tive
    [ˈneɡədiv]
    adjective
    negative (adjective)
    1. consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.
      • (of a statement or decision) expressing or implying denial, disagreement, or refusal:
        "that, I take it, was a negative answer"
      • (of the results of a test or experiment) indicating that a certain substance or condition is not present or does not exist:
        "a negative test result"
      • (of a person) not having a specified condition or showing traces of a specified substance in their body:
        "so far all the patients have tested negative for TB" · "HPV-negative"
      • US ENGLISH
        informal
        denoting a complete lack of something:
        "they were described as having negative vulnerability to water entry"
      • grammar
        logic
        (of a word, clause, or proposition) expressing denial, negation, or refutation; stating or asserting that something is not the case. Contrasted with affirmative and interrogative
    2. (of a person, attitude, or situation) not desirable or optimistic:
      "the new tax was having a very negative effect on car sales" · "not all the news is negative" · "I don't want to be negative, but I don't see how we could do it"
    3. (of a quantity) less than zero; to be subtracted from others or from zero.
      • denoting a direction of decrease or reversal:
        "the industry suffered negative growth in 1992"
    4. of, containing, producing, or denoting the kind of electric charge carried by electrons.
    5. (of a photographic image) showing light and shade or colors reversed from those of the original.
    6. astrology
      relating to or denoting any of the earth or water signs, considered passive in nature.
    noun
    negative (noun) · negatives (plural noun) · the negative (noun)
    1. a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal:
      "she replied in the negative"
      • (the negative)
        a bad, unwelcome, or unpleasant quality, characteristic, or aspect of a situation or person:
        "confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative" · "the bus trip and the positive media have not had time to turn his significant negatives around"
      • grammar
        a word, affix, or phrase expressing negation.
      • logic
        another term for negation
    2. a photographic image made on film or specially prepared glass that shows the light and shade or color values reversed from the original, and from which positive prints can be made:
      "photographs and negatives should be supplied for enlargement purposes"
    3. a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance is not present or a certain condition does not exist:
      "the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern"
    4. the part of an electric circuit that is at a lower electrical potential than another part designated as having zero electrical potential.
    5. a number less than zero.
    exclamation
    1. no (usually used in a military context):
      "“Any snags, Captain?” “Negative, she's running like clockwork.”"
    verb
    negative (verb) · negatives (third person present) · negatived (past tense) · negatived (past participle) · negativing (present participle)
    1. reject; refuse to accept; veto:
      "the bill was negatived by 130 votes to 129"
      • disprove; contradict:
        "the insurer's main arguments were negatived by Lawrence"
    2. render ineffective; neutralize:
      "should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime?"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’ (see negate).
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    adjective
    1. (of a person, attitude, or situation) not desirable or optimistic:
      pessimistic
      defeatist
      gloomy
      cynical
      bleak
      fatalistic
      dismissive
      anti
      antipathetic
      uncooperative
      obstructive
      unenthusiastic
      cool
      cold
      uninterested
      unresponsive
      apathetic
      harmful
      bad
      adverse
      damaging
      detrimental
      unfortunate
      unfavorable
      disadvantageous
      gloom-ridden
      Opposite:
      positive
      optimistic
      constructive
      enthusiastic
      favorable
      good
    noun
    1. a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal:
      no
      refusal
      rejection
      veto
      dissension
      contradiction
      denial
      verb
      1. reject; refuse to accept; veto:
        reject
        turn down
        refuse
        veto
        squash
        say ‘no’ to
        give the thumbs down to
        give the red light to
        Opposite:
        accept
        ratify
        pass
      2. render ineffective; neutralize:
        neutralize
        counteract
        nullify
        negate
        offset
        balance
        counterbalance
        equalize
        cancel out
        render ineffective
        balance out
       

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