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negative
adjective
-
negative
,
negativing
,
negatives
,
negatived
describing
something
bad
,
harmful
,
or
not
hopeful
•
After
reading
the
negative
reviews
,
we
chose
a
different
restaurant
.
After
reading
the
negative
reviews
,
we
chose
a
different
restaurant
.
•
His
negative
attitude
made
it
hard
to
enjoy
the
trip
.
His
negative
attitude
made
it
hard
to
enjoy
the
trip
.
From
Latin
negativus
,
from
negare
“
to
deny
.”
adjective
-
negative
,
negativing
,
negatives
,
negatived
being
smaller
than
zero
in
value
•
On
the
number
line
,
minus
five
is
a
negative
number
.
On
the
number
line
,
minus
five
is
a
negative
number
.
•
The
company
reported
negative
profits
last
quarter
.
The
company
reported
negative
profits
last
quarter
.
Applied
to
numbers
in
the
18th
century
as
mathematics
developed
symbols
for
quantities
less
than
zero
.
adjective
-
negative
,
negativing
,
negatives
,
negatived
showing
that
something
is
not
present
,
especially
in
a
test
or
check
•
Her
COVID-19
test
came
back
negative
.
Her
COVID-19
test
came
back
negative
.
•
The
soil
sample
was
negative
for
dangerous
chemicals
.
The
soil
sample
was
negative
for
dangerous
chemicals
.
Specialized
medical
use
developed
in
the
early
20th
century
with
the
rise
of
laboratory
testing
.
noun
-
negative
,
negativing
,
negatives
,
negatived
a
piece
of
photographic
film
that
shows
light
areas
as
dark
and
is
used
to
make
printed
photos
•
The
photographer
carefully
stored
each
negative
in
a
protective
sleeve
.
The
photographer
carefully
stored
each
negative
in
a
protective
sleeve
.
•
We
reprinted
our
grandparents
’
wedding
photo
from
an
old
negative
.
We
reprinted
our
grandparents
’
wedding
photo
from
an
old
negative
.
First
used
in
photography
in
the
1830s
when
early
cameras
produced
reversed
light-dark
images
on
sensitized
material
.
noun
-
negative
,
negativing
,
negatives
,
negatived
a
word
,
vote
,
or
statement
that
means
refusal
or
disagreement
•
When
asked
to
join
the
project
,
he
gave
a
firm
negative
.
When
asked
to
join
the
project
,
he
gave
a
firm
negative
.
•
The
committee
recorded
three
negatives
and
seven
positives
.
The
committee
recorded
three
negatives
and
seven
positives
.
Sense
of
“
word
of
denial
”
dates
back
to
Middle
English
,
following
Latin
negativum
‘
denial
.’