negatively

neg·a·tive

 (nĕg′ə-tĭv)

adj.

1.

a. Expressing, containing, or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial: gave a negative answer to our request.

b. Indicating opposition or resistance: a negative reaction to the new advertising campaign.

2. Lacking positive or constructive features, especially:

a. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a negative experience on his first job.

b. Gloomy; pessimistic: a negative outlook.

c. Unfavorable or detrimental: a negative review; a negative effect on the child's development.

d. Hostile or disparaging; malicious: ran a negative campaign against her opponent.

3. Medicine Not indicating the presence of a particular disease, condition, or organism.

4. Philosophy Of or relating to non-being or the absence of qualities rather than being or the possession of qualities: the purely negative virtue of unselfishness.

5. Logic Designating a proposition that denies agreement between a subject and its predicate.

6. Mathematics

a. Of or relating to a quantity less than zero.

b. Of or relating to the sign (-).

c. Of or relating to a quantity to be subtracted from another.

d. Of or relating to a quantity, number, angle, velocity, or direction in a sense opposite to another of the same magnitude indicated or understood to be positive.

7. Physics

a. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (-).

b. Of or relating to a body that has more electrons than protons.

8. Chemistry Of or relating to an ion, the anion, that is attracted to a positive electrode.

9. Biology Moving or turning away from a stimulus, such as light: a negative tropism.

n.

1. A statement or act indicating or expressing a contradiction, denial, or refusal.

2.

a. A statement or act that is highly critical of another or of others: campaign advertising that was based solely on negatives.

b. Something that lacks all positive, affirmative, or encouraging features; an element that is the counterpoint of the positive: "Life is full of overwhelming odds. You can't really eliminate the negatives but you can diminish them" (Art Linkletter).

c. A feature or characteristic that is not deemed positive, affirmative, or desirable: "As voters get to know his liberal views, his negatives will rise" (Richard M. Nixon).

3. Grammar A word or part of a word, such as no, not, or non-, that indicates negation. See Usage Note at double negative.

4. The side in a debate that contradicts or opposes the question being debated.

5.

a. An image in which the light areas of the object rendered appear dark and the dark areas appear light.

b. A film, plate, or other photographic material containing such an image.

6. Mathematics A negative quantity.

tr.v. neg·a·tived, neg·a·tiv·ing, neg·a·tives

1. To refuse to approve; veto.

2. To deny; contradict.

3. To demonstrate to be false; disprove.

4. To counteract or neutralize.

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[Middle English, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus, from negātus, past participle of negāre, to deny; see negate.]

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neg′a·tive·ly adv.

neg′a·tive·ness, neg′a·tiv′i·ty (-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	negatively - in a harmful manner; "he was negatively affected"
	2.	negatively - in a negative way; "he was negatively inclined"

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Translations

بِصورَةٍ سَلْبِيَّه

záporně

negativ

négativement

negatívannemlegesen

neikvætt, á neikvæîan hátt

negativamente

záporne

olumsuz olarak

否定地消极地负极地

negatively

[ˈnegətɪvlɪ] ADV

1. [reply, think, affect] → negativamente
to answer negatively → contestar negativamente, contestar que no

2. (Phys) negatively charged → con carga negativa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

negatively

[ˈnɛgətɪvli] adv

[affect] → négativement; [view] → négativement

[answer, respond] → négativement

[charged] → négativement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

negatively

adv → negativ; (= in the negative) → verneinend; to respond negatively → ablehnend or negativ reagieren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

negatively

[ˈnɛgətɪvlɪ] adv → negativamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

negative

(ˈnegətiv) adjective

1. meaning or saying `no'; denying something. a negative answer. nee sê, ontkennend antwoord سَلْبي отрицателен negativo záporný ablehnend negativ αρνητικόςnegativo eitav رد کردن negatiivinen négatifשלילי नकारात्मक negativan nemleges negatif neitandi, neikvæður negativo 否定の 부정의 neigiamas noliedzošs; noraidošs negatif ontkennendnektende, negativprzeczący رد كول negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan negativ, nekande เป็นการปฏิเสธ olumsuz, negatif 否定的 негативний; заперечний نفي، انکار phủ nhận 否定的

2. expecting to fail. a negative attitude. negatief سَلْبي негативен negativo záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, που πρόκειται να απορριφθεί ή να αποτύχει negativo keelduv منفی negatiivinen négatifשלילי नकारात्मक व्यवहार protusloviti, odbiti elutasító negatif neikvæður negativo 消極的な 비관적인 negatyvus negatīvs, noraidošs negatif negatiefnegativpesymistyczny, negatywny منفى negativo nega­tiv негативный záporný negativen negativan negativ เป็นการคัดค้าน olumsuz 消極的 негативний منفي tiêu cực 消极的

3. less than zero. –4 is a negative or minus number. negatief ناقِص отрицателен negativo záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, κάτω του μηδενός negativo negatiivne منفی negatiivinen négatifשלילי ऋणात्मक negativno negatív minus neikvæður, mínus- negativo 負の 마이너스의, 음(陰)의 neigiamas negatīvs, mīnus- kurang daripada, negatif negatiefminus-ujemny منفى negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan broj negativ [storhet], minus[tal] ที่เป็นด้านลบ negatif, eksi, sıfırdan küçük 負數的 від'ємний صفر سے کم âm 负数的

4. having more electrons than normal. The battery has a negative and a positive terminal. negatief سالِب негативен negativo záporný negativ negativ αρνητικός, με αρνητικό ηλεκτρικό φορτίο negativo miinus- بار منفی negatiivinen négatif קוֹטֶב שְׁלִילִי नकारी, नकारात्मक negativan negatív negatif neikvæður, neikvæð hleðsla negativo 陰電気の 음전기의 neigiamas negatīvs negatif negatiefnegativujemny منفى negativo negativ отрицательный záporný negativen negativan minus[pol] ขั้วลบ negatif 負電的 негативний معمول سے زيادہ اليکٹرون ہونا điện (âm) （电）负的

noun

1. a word etc by which something is denied. `No' and `never' are negatives. ontkenning كَلِمَه سَلْبِيَّه، كَلِمَة نَفي отрицание negativa zápor die Verneinung negativt udsagn; nægtelse άρνηση, αρνητικός τύπος negativa eitussõna نه kieltosana négation מִילַת שְׁלִילָה नकार negacija tagadószó penyangkalan neitun negazione 否定語 부정하는 말 neiginys noliegums negatif ontkenningswoord nektelseprzeczenie نه negativa ne­ga­ţie отрицание zápor nikalnica negacija nekande ord คำปฏิเสธ olumsuz sözcük 否定詞 заперечення حرف نفي lời từ chối 否定词

2. the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed. I gave away the print, but I still have the negative. negatiewe صورَه سَلْبِيَّه негатив negativo negativ das Negativ negativ αρνητικόnegativo negatiiv نسخه فیلم negatiivi négatifתשליל, נגטיב निगेटिव फोटो का photo negativ negatív klise negatífa negativo ネガ (사진의) 음화 negatyvas negatīvs negatif negatiefnegativnegatyw د فلم اصلى لوله negativo negativ негатив negatív negativ negativ negativ ฟิล์มหรือกระจกถ่ายรูปที่กลับสีดำเป็นขาว negatif film (照相)底片，負片 негатив فوٹوگرافي کي فلم âm bản （照相）底片，负片

ˈnegatively adverb

negatief بِصورَةٍ سَلْبِيَّه негативно negativamente záporně negativ negativt αρνητικά negativamente eitavalt وارونه negatiivisesti négativement בִּשלִילָה नकारात्मक रूप में niječno, negativno nemlegesen, negatívan secara menyangkal neikvætt, á neikvæðan hátt negativamente 否定的に 부정적으로 neigiamai, negatyviai negatīvi; noliedzoši; noraidoši dengan sifat yang negatif negatiefnegativt negatywnie سهل انګارى،غفلت كول negativamente negativ отрицательно záporne negativno negativno negativt ในทางลบ olumsuz olarak 否定地，消極地，負面地 негативно منفي طور پر có ý từ chối 否定地，消极地，负极地

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