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Uncommon
adj
•
Not
positive
nor
neutral
.
•
In Physics:
Of
electrical
charge
of an
electron
and
related
particles
•
In Mathematics:
Of a number:
less than
zero
•
In Linguistics & Logic:
Denying
a
proposition
.
•
Damaging
;
undesirable
;
unfavourable
.
•
Often used
pejoratively
:
pessimistic
; not
tending
to see the
bright side
of
things
.
•
Of or
relating
to a
photographic
image
in which the
colours
of the
original
, and the
relations
of
left and right
, are
reversed
.
•
In Chemistry:
Metalloidal
,
nonmetallic
;
contrasted
with
positive
or
basic
.
⚠️
Often
preceded
by
emotion
, energy,
feeling
, or
thought
: to be
avoided
,
bad
,
difficult
,
disagreeable
,
painful
,
potentially
damaging
,
unpleasant
,
unwanted
.
•
Characterized
by the
presence
of
features
which do not support a
hypothesis
.
•
HIV negative
noun
•
Refusal
or
withholding
of
assents
;
prohibition
,
veto
•
In Law:
A right of
veto
.
•
In Photography:
An
image
in which
dark
areas
represent
light
ones
, and the
converse
.
•
In Grammar:
A
word
that
indicates
negation
.
•
In Mathematics:
A negative
quantity
.
•
In Weightlifting:
A
repetition
performed
with a
weight
in which the
muscle
begins
at
maximum
contraction
and is
slowly
extended
; a
movement
performed
using only the
eccentric
phase
of
muscle
movement
.
•
The
negative
plate
of a
voltaic
or
electrolytic
cell
.
verb
•
To
refuse
; to
veto
.
•
To
contradict
.
•
To
disprove
.
•
To make
ineffective
; to
neutralize
, to
negate
.
intj
•
In Law:
An
elaborate
synonym
for no.
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minus
harmful
bad
undesirable
−ve
unfavourable
dark
unfavorable
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pessimistic
derogatory
false
toxic
critical
hateful
constructive
neutral
cynical
inflammatory
judgemental
hurtful
significant
hostile
adverse
unpleasant
serious
judgmental
-ve
antagonistic
detrimental
positives
weak
controversial
harsh
problematic
bitter
true
normal
low
factual
disadvantage
anode
disagreeable
drawback
defeatist
deleterious
downside
zero
rude
wrong
negligible
0
abnormal
unstable
subjective
severe
sexist
unkind
extreme
biased
opposite
irrational
dangerous
weakness
stable
bad thing
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Opposite
non-negative
positive
plus
Lineage
negative
English
negativus
Latin
nego
Latin
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