negative

Meanings

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

Synonyms

blackball, damaging, disconfirming, electronegative, minus, negatively charged, veto