expressing or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial

having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant

reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive

having a negative charge

designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

(grammar) expressing negation; stating or denying something is the case

an image that has tones and colors that are inverted from the original scene, with dark areas appearing light and light areas appearing dark