negative
adj 1: 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" [ant: {neutral},
{positive}]
2: reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as
positive
3: expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
[ant: {affirmative}]
4: having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran
a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their
negative outlook on life"
5: having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"
[syn: {electronegative}] [ant: {neutral}, {positive}]
6: (med) not indicating the presence of microorganisms or
disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was
negative" [syn: {disconfirming}] [ant: {positive}]
7: (mathematics) less than zero; "a negative number"
8: designed or tending to discredit, especially without
positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
[syn: {damaging}]
9: involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative)
factors" [syn: {minus}]
n 1: a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" [ant: {affirmative}]
2: a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and
white tones reversed
v : vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent [syn: {veto},
{blackball}]