English dictionary
negative
adjectivePronunciation
ˈnɛɡətɪv
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- involving disadvantage or harm
adjective
- expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
adjective
- having a negative charge
adjective
- designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
adjective
- having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
adjective
- characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
adjective
- less than zero
adjective
- reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
adjective
- not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
noun
- a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
noun
- a reply of denial
verb
- vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
Example sentences
minus (or negative) factors
electrons are negative
negative criticism
ran a negative campaign
delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life
a negative outlook on life
a colorless negative personality
a negative evaluation
a negative reaction to an advertising campaign
a negative number
negative interest rates
the HIV test was negative
he answered in the negative
The President vetoed the bill