Negativeness

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 expressing or containing negation or denial 1.2 refusing consent, as to a proposal 1.3 expressing refusal to do something 1.4 prohibitory, as a command or order. 1.5 characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes ( opposed to positive ) 1.6 lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like 1.7 being without rewards, results, or effectiveness 1.8 Mathematics, Physics . 1.9 Photography . noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest. 1.10 Electricity . 1.11 Medicine/Medical . failing to show a positive result in a test for a specific disease caused by either bacteria or viruses. 1.12 Chemistry . (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid. 1.13 Physiology . responding in a direction away from the stimulus. 1.14 of, pertaining to, or noting the south pole of a magnet. 1.15 Logic . (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject. 2 Noun 2.1 a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc. 2.2 a refusal of assent 2.3 the negative form of statement. 2.4 a person or number of persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., esp. a team upholding the negative side in a formal debate. 2.5 a negative quality or characteristic. 2.6 disadvantage; drawback 2.7 Mathematics . 2.8 Photography . a negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives. 2.9 Electricity . the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell. 2.10 Archaic . a veto, or right of veto 3 Adverb 3.1 (used to indicate a negative response) 4 Verb (used with object) 4.1 to deny; contradict. 4.2 to refute or disprove (something). 4.3 to refuse assent or consent to; veto. 4.4 to neutralize or counteract. 5 Interjection 5.1 (used to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc.) 6 Idiom 6.1 in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial

Adjective

expressing or containing negation or denial

a negative response to the question.

refusing consent, as to a proposal

a negative reply to my request.

expressing refusal to do something

He maintained a negative attitude about cooperating.

prohibitory, as a command or order.

characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes ( opposed to positive )

a dull, lifeless, negative character.

lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like

a man of negative viewpoint.

being without rewards, results, or effectiveness

a search of the premises proved negative.

Mathematics, Physics .

involving or noting subtraction; minus.

measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive.

Photography . noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.

Electricity .

of, pertaining to, or characterized by negative electricity.

indicating a point in a circuit that has a lower potential than that of another point, the current flowing from the point of higher potential to the point of lower potential.

Medicine/Medical . failing to show a positive result in a test for a specific disease caused by either bacteria or viruses.

Chemistry . (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid.

Physiology . responding in a direction away from the stimulus.

of, pertaining to, or noting the south pole of a magnet.

Logic . (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject.

Noun

a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.

The ship signaled back a negative.

a refusal of assent

to answer a request with a negative.

the negative form of statement.

a person or number of persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., esp. a team upholding the negative side in a formal debate.

a negative quality or characteristic.

disadvantage; drawback

The plan is generally brilliant, but it has one or two negatives.

Mathematics .

a minus sign.

a negative quantity or symbol.

Photography . a negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives.

Electricity . the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell.

Archaic . a veto, or right of veto

The delegation may exercise its negative.

Adverb

(used to indicate a negative response)

You won't come with us? Negative.

Verb (used with object)

to deny; contradict.

to refute or disprove (something).

to refuse assent or consent to; veto.

to neutralize or counteract.

Interjection

(used to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc.)

Negative, pilotcomplete your mission as directed.

Idiom

in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial

or disagreement; no

The reply, when it finally came, was in the negative.