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| neg·a·tive [ néggətiv ] |
adjective |
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1. indicative of "no": indicating "no," or refusing or denying something
  a negative response
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2. bad: unhappy, discouraging, angry, or otherwise detracting from a happy situation
negative feelings
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3. pessimistic: pessimistic, or tending to have a pessimistic outlook
Don't be so negative; cheer up!
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4. medicine showing that something is not present: showing the absence of a disease or condition that is being tested for
The test for cancer is negative.
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5. mathematics less than zero: indicating a quantity that is less than zero
a negative number
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6. mathematics opposite to positive: describes something such as a quantity or angle of the same magnitude as, but opposite to, something considered positive
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7. physics having same charge as electron: with the same electric charge as that of an electron, shown by the symbol −
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8. physics showing direction of current: indicating the direction toward which current flows in an external circuit
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9. logic opposing: denying or contradicting a statement, proof, or argument
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10. biology moving away: moving or growing away from a source of stimulation such as heat or light
negative tropism
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noun (plural neg·a·tives) |
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1. answer of "no": an answer meaning "no"
answered in the negative
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2. something or somebody undesirable: a person, thing, quality, or situation, that is bad, undesirable, discouraging, or otherwise detracts from satisfaction
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informal
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The candidate's negatives have soared since the debate.
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3. photographic image: a photographic image, or the film containing it, that shows black and white tones reversed and colors as complementary
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4. grammar word implying "no": a word that expresses the idea "no," e.g. the words "not," "nothing," and "never"
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5. logic negating proposition: a statement that contradicts, denies, or disproves something
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6. electricity destination of electrons: the part of an electric circuit to which the electrons flow, e.g. a terminal or the cathode where negative ions are formed in electrolytic applications
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7. mathematics quantity opposite to positive: a number or quantity, e.g. speed, angle, or direction, that is less than zero or considered to be the opposite of positive
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interjection |
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no: used to say "no" to something or somebody
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formal
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transitive verb (past and past participle neg·a·tived, present participle neg·a·tiv·ing, 3rd person present singular neg·a·tives) |
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1. say "no" to something: to refuse, reject, deny, cancel, or forbid something
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formal
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2. logic disprove proposition: to contradict or invalidate a proposition
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informal
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