negative

negative
[[t]ne̱gətɪv[/t]]
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negatives
1) ADJ-GRADED A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful.

The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative...

All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal justice system.

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negatively ADV-GRADED ADV with v

This will negatively affect the result over the first half of the year.

2) ADJ-GRADED If someone is negative or has a negative attitude, they consider only the bad aspects of a situation, rather than the good ones.

When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be negative about it...

Why does the media present such a negative view of this splendid city?

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negatively ADV-GRADED usu ADV after v

A few weeks later he said that maybe he viewed all his relationships rather negatively.

negativity [[t]ne̱gətɪ̱vɪti[/t]] N-UNCOUNT

I loathe negativity. I can't stand people who moan.

3) ADJ A negative reply or decision indicates the answer `no'.

Dr Velayati gave a vague but negative response...

Upon a negative decision, the applicant loses the protection offered by Belgian law...

The Tory response to that was negative.

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negatively ADV ADV after v

60 percent of the sample answered negatively...

Stein shook his head slowly, negatively.

4) N-COUNT A negative is a word, expression, or gesture that means `no' or `not'.

In the past we have heard only negatives when it came to following a healthy diet.

5) ADJ In grammar, a negative clause contains a word such as `not', `never', or `no-one'.
6) ADJ If a medical test or scientific test is negative, it shows no evidence of the medical condition or substance that you are looking for.

So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.

...negative test results.

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7) N-COUNT In photography, a negative is an image that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark. Negatives are made from a camera film, and are used to print photographs.
8) ADJ A negative charge or current has the same electrical charge as an electron.

Stimulate the injury or site of greatest pain with a small negative current.

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negatively ADV ADV -ed

As these electrons are negatively charged they will attempt to repel each other.

9) ADJ: usu ADJ n A negative number, quantity, or measurement is less than zero.

Difficult texts record a positive score and simple ones score negative numbers.

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10) PHRASE: PHR after v If an answer is in the negative, it is `no' or means `no'.

The Council answered those questions in the negative...

Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.

11) PHRASE: v-link PHR If a sentence is in the negative, it contains a word such as `not', `never', or `no-one'.

`I went' in the negative is `I did not go'.


English dictionary. 2008.

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