negative

negative: neg|a|tive¹ W2S2 [ˈnegətıv] adj

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1¦(bad)¦

2¦(not liking somebody/something)¦

3¦(no/not)¦

4¦(scientific test)¦

5¦(electricity)¦

6¦(number/quantity)¦

7¦(blood)¦

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1.) ¦(BAD)¦

harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted

≠ ↑positive

▪ My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work.

▪ the negative aspects of ageing

▪ On the negative side , it will cost a lot.

2.) ¦(NOT LIKING SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)¦

considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones

≠ ↑positive

▪ students with a negative attitude to school

▪ They have a uniformly negative image of the police.

▪ Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.

3.) ¦(NO/NOT)¦

a) saying or meaning 'no'

negative answer/reply/response

▪ He gave a negative answer without any explanation.

b) containing one of the words 'no', 'not', 'nothing', 'never' etc

≠ ↑affirmative

4.) ¦(SCIENTIFIC TEST)¦

not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for

≠ ↑positive

▪ The pregnancy test was negative.

▪ A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.

5.) ¦(ELECTRICITY)¦

technical a negative ↑charge is carried by ↑electrons

≠ ↑positive

6.) ¦(NUMBER/QUANTITY)¦

less than zero

= ↑minus

≠ ↑positive

▪ negative numbers

▪ a negative return on our investment (=a loss)

7.) ¦(BLOOD)¦

technical used in the names of blood types, meaning not having ↑Rhesus factor

≠ ↑positive

>negatively adv

negative ²

negative² n

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

▪ black and white photographic negatives

2.) a statement or expression that means 'no'

≠ ↑affirmative answer/reply in the negative

formal (=say 'no')

▪ The majority of people, when asked whether or not they are creative, will reply in the negative .

3.) something bad or harmful

▪ The negatives outweigh the positives on this issue.

4.) a negative result from a chemical or scientific test

▪ The test will give a proportion of false negatives.

negative ³

negative³ v [T] formal

1.) to refuse to accept a proposal or request

2.) to prove something to be untrue

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