Negative

adjective

'nɛɡətɪv

Adjective

designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
“negative criticism”
Similar:Damaging
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
“the HIV test was negative”
Similar:Disconfirming
involving disadvantage or harm
“minus (or negative) factors”
Similar:Minus
having a negative charge
“electrons are negative”
Similar:Electronegative
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”
See also:UnsupportiveDestructivePessimistic
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
“ran a negative campaign”
“delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life”
less than zero
“a negative number”
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
See also:UnfavorableDisinclinedUnfavourable

a reply of denial
“he answered in the negative”
Type of:Denial
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
Type of:Film

vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
Similar:Blackball Veto
Type of:OpposeContradictControvert

reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
“negative interest rates”