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- She says patients like Nathaniel, who have been forcibly hospitalized or had negative reactions to medication, often aggressively resist any efforts to help them.†
Chpt 1.10 *negative = bad or harmful
- San Francisco is well ahead of Los Angeles, too, and Villaraigosa doesn't suffer negative comparisons well.†
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(negative as in: had a negative effect) bad or harmful
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(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"
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(negative as in: a negative attitude) pessimistic (emphasizing bad things) or disagreeable
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(negative as in: The test came back negative.) did not find a condition or substance to be present
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(negative as in: a negative number) less than zero
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(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.