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negative*/*/
[ˈnegətɪv] adj I
1) expressing disagreement or criticism
Ant:
positive
a negative response[/ex]
2) harmful, or bad
I hope the divorce won't have a negative effect on the children.[/ex]
3) giving more attention or emphasis to bad aspects than good ones
Ant:
positive
The article presents a rather negative view of professional sports.[/ex]
4) showing that someone does not have a particular disease or condition
Her pregnancy test was negative.[/ex]
He tested negative for drugs.[/ex]
5) linguistics
a negative word expresses ‘no' or ‘not', for example ‘don't' or ‘never'
6) a negative number or amount is less than zero
Ant:
positive
7) technical
with the same electrical charge as an ELECTRON
Ant:
positive
negatively adv II
noun [C]
negative [ˈnegətɪv]
1) an image on film in which dark things appear light, and light things appear dark
2) linguistics
a word or expression that means ‘no'

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