All 3 Uses

negative
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Enrique's Journey
(Edited)

But the separation of children and parents has had lasting negative consequences.
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negative = harmful
Yet some of the negative consequences of immigration are real, and are becoming increasingly evident as more women and children arrive.
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Many outcomes of the new strategy have been unintended -- and negative, the PPIC says.
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Definitions:

(1) (negative as in: had a negative effect)
bad or harmful
(2) (negative as in: negative feedback from customers)
to express criticism or disagreement, or (especially when talking over a radio or in a military setting) to say "no"
(3) (negative as in: a negative attitude)
pessimistic (emphasizing bad things) or disagreeable
(4) (negative as in: The test came back negative.)
did not find a condition or substance to be present
(5) (negative as in: a negative number)
less than zero
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
See a comprehensive dictionary for less common meanings of negative including some in the fields of electricity, physics, chemistry, medicine, photography, and grammar. Note that most non-technical senses of negative indicate that something is bad or lacking.