negative

(a) 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
(a) expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
(s) having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
- ran a negative campaign
- delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life
(a) not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
- the HIV test was negative
disconfirming,
(a) reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
- negative interest rates
(s) less than zero
- a negative number
(s) designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
- negative criticism
damaging,
(s) having a negative charge
- electrons are negative
electronegative, negatively charged,
(s) involving disadvantage or harm
- minus (or negative) factors
minus,

(n) a reply of denial
- he answered in the negative
(n) a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

(v) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
- The President vetoed the bill
veto, blackball,

veto blackball disconfirming damaging electronegative negatively charged minus

affirmative neutral positive affirmatory confirming

negation

negative charge negative chemotaxis negative correlation negative feedback negative feedback circuit negative identification negatively negatively charged negative magnetic pole negative muon negativeness negative pole negative reinforcer negative reinforcing stimulus negative stimulation negative stimulus