| negative | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. negative | a reply of denial.; "he answered in the negative" |
| ~ denial | the act of refusing to comply (as with a request).; "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" |
| ~ no | a negative.; "his no was loud and clear" |
| ~ nay | a negative.; "the nays have it" |
| ~ double negative | a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative.; "I don't never go" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. negative | a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed. |
| ~ photographic film, film | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies. |
| v. (social) | 3. blackball, negative, veto | vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent.; "The President vetoed the bill" |
| ~ controvert, contradict, oppose | be resistant to.; "The board opposed his motion" |
| ~ vote | express a choice or opinion.; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" |
| ~ vote down, vote out, defeat, kill, shoot down | thwart the passage of.; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" |
| adj. | 4. negative | characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features.; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign" |
| ~ destructive | causing destruction or much damage.; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" |
| ~ pessimistic | expecting the worst possible outcome. |
| ~ antagonistic, counter | indicating opposition or resistance. |
| ~ perverse | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict.; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" |
| ~ unsupportive | not furnishing support or assistance. |
| adj. | 5. negative | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial. |
| ~ dissenting, dissentient, dissident | disagreeing, especially with a majority. |
| ~ unfavorable, unfavourable | not encouraging or approving or pleasing.; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments"; "unfavorable impression" |
| ~ disinclined | unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval.; "disinclined to say anything to anybody" |
| adj. | 6. negative | having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant.; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life" |
| ~ bad | having undesirable or negative qualities.; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" |
| adj. | 7. disconfirming, negative | not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition.; "the HIV test was negative" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ gram-negative | (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method. |
| adj. | 8. negative | reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive.; "negative interest rates" |
| adj. | 9. negative | less than zero.; "a negative number" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ minus | on the negative side or lower end of a scale.; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus" |
| adj. | 10. damaging, negative | designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.; "negative criticism" |
| ~ destructive | causing destruction or much damage.; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" |
| adj. | 11. electronegative, negative, negatively charged | having a negative charge.; "electrons are negative" |
| ~ charged | of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge.; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" |
| adj. | 12. minus, negative | involving disadvantage or harm.; "minus (or negative) factors" |
| ~ disadvantageous | constituting a disadvantage. |
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