- 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"
