All 6 Uses
negative
in
Hopeless, by Colleen Hoover
(Edited)
- Not that her parenting style is a negative one.
p. 6.8 *negative = bad or harmful
- Maybe I just read him wrong and my own negative reaction prompted him to change his mind about asking me out.
p. 36.8
- The way his shorts are hanging off his hips is reason enough for me to forgive every single negative thing I've learned about him today.
p. 40.8
- I look around at my empty living room and, for the first time ever, the boredom starts to have a negative effect on me.
p. 115.1
- The negative feeling you've been associating with physical touch your whole life doesn't apply to me.
p. 319.8
- I contemplated tearing them down, thinking they would only serve to bring about more negative memories.
p. 399.9
Definitions:
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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.