negative
ne
ˈnɛ
ne
ga
gə
gē
tive
tÉĒv
tiv
/ˈnɛɡətÉĒv/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "negative"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ

having an unpleasant or harmful effect on someone or something
negative definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The negative portrayal of certain communities in the media can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāĻ“āϟāĻžāχāĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϕ⧂āϞ

indicating or implying refusal, denial, disagreement, or omission
negative definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gave a negative answer when asked to participate.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•

(of a scientific test) showing that there is no sign of a disease or a particular condition
negative definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite experiencing symptoms, the X-ray results were negative for any fractures or abnormalities.
āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āĻāĻ•ā§āϏ-āϰ⧇ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϚāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€

never considering the good qualities of someone or something and is often quick to lose hope
negative definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tends to be a negative person and not give new ideas a fair chance.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻā§‹āρāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•

below zero
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Negative numbers appear on the left side of the number line.
āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—

(of a number) less than zero
negative definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A negative number in algebra represents a value less than zero.
āĻŦā§€āϜāĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāύāϕ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•

having a negative electric charge
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The particle's negative charge attracted the positive ion.
āĻ•āĻŖāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āφāϧāĻžāύ āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āφāϝāĻŧāύāϕ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•

conveying criticism or opposition in a way that highlights faults without offering helpful guidance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Negative feedback can demoralize a team if it lacks constructive advice.
āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻŦāϞ āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻž āĻ—āĻ āύāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•

(grammar) indicating that something is not true
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
English forms negative sentences using words like " not " or " never. "
āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ "not" āĻŦāĻž "never"-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύ⧇āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ

a response that indicates denial or disagreement
negative definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gave me a negative when I asked for help.
āϏ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āϚāĻžāχāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϗ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ­, āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ⧇

an image, photograph, or film in which the colors and tones are reversed from the original scene, with dark areas appearing light and light areas appearing dark
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She scanned the negatives to create digital prints.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāϟāĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύ⧇āϗ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ­ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to refuse to accept a request or proposal
Formal
Specialized
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She negatived his request to extend the deadline.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

negatively
negativeness
negativity
negative
negate
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