All 4 Uses

negative
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So much for thinking she'd imagined her negative attention earlier.
p. 118.1

negative = bad or harmful
"I don't like thinking about that," she said.
Hollister sighed. "Negativity has never been a friend to anyone."
p. 260.4 *

negativity = focusing on unpleasant things
He altered some of Poe's letters and writings and compiled them into a posthumous biography in an attempt to paint Poe in a very negative light.
p. 331.8 *

negative = bad
Emily had told herself she didn't believe Mr. Remora's claims about Mr. Griswold, but it wasn't until right now, hearing Mr. Griswold explain his side in person, that the weight of those negative words truly evaporated.
p. 334.7

negative = bad or harmful

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.