negation
negation

negative


Definition: Meaning of, negative in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈnɛɡətɪv /

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  1. bad harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted
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  2. not liking somebody/something considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones
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  3. no/not saying or meaning 'no'
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  4. no/not containing one of the words 'no', 'not', 'nothing', 'never' etc
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  5. scientific test not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for
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  6. electricity technical a negative CHARGE is carried by ELECTRON s
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  7. number/quantity less than zero [=  minus]
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  8. blood technical used in the names of blood types, meaning not having RHESUS FACTOR
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negative negatives
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  1. an image on a photographic film that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark, from which the final picture is printed
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  2. a statement or expression that means 'no'
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  3. something bad or harmful
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  4. a negative result from a chemical or scientific test
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
negative negatived negatived
Present Participle Third Person Singular
negativing negatives
[transitive] [formal]
  1. to refuse to accept a proposal or request
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  2. to prove something to be untrue
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negative used in phrases

  • Gram-negative (adjective)
    1. of bacteria being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
  • Rh negative (noun)
    1. Rh antigen the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor
  • Rh-negative blood (noun)
    1. Rh antigen the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor
  • Rh-negative blood type (noun)
    1. Rh antigen the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor
  • double negative (noun)
    1. two negative words used in one sentence when only one is needed in correct English grammar, for example in the sentence 'I don't want nobody to help me!'
  • negative charge (noun)
    1. having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential
  • negative chemotaxis (noun)
    1. movement away from a chemical stimulus
  • negative correlation (noun)
    1. statistics a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1
  • negative equity (noun)
    1. a situation in which someone owes more money on a MORTGAGE (= arrangement to borrow money to pay for a house) than they would receive if they sold their house
  • negative feedback (noun)
    1. decreasing feedback in opposite phase with the input
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