See Also: negative 1, adjective(dictionary)
negative(dictionary)
negative(2)(dictionary)
negative G(medicine)
negative S(medicine)
negative(1)(dictionary)
Negative(medicine)
Negative amortization(finance)
Negative goodwill(finance)
negative taxis(medicine)

negative 1, adjective (oh)



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1 ?bad?
2 ?not liking somebody/something?
3 ?no/not?
4 ?scientific test?
5 ?electricity?
6 ?number/quantity?
7 ?blood?
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?BAD?
harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted
-opposite positive positive
::My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work.
::the negative aspects of ageing
:: On the negative side , it will cost a lot.
?NOT LIKING SOMEBODY/SOMETHING?
considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones
-opposite positive positive
::students with a negative attitude to school
::They have a uniformly negative image of the police.
::Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.
?NO/NOT?
a) saying or meaning 'no'
negative answer/reply/response
::He gave a negative answer without any explanation.
b) containing one of the words 'no', 'not', 'nothing', 'never' etc
-opposite affirmative affirmative
?SCIENTIFIC TEST?
not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for
-opposite positive positive
::The pregnancy test was negative.
::A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.
?ELECTRICITY?
technical a negative charge is carried by electrons
-opposite positive positive
?NUMBER/QUANTITY?
less than zero
-synonym minus minus
-opposite positive positive
::negative numbers
::a negative return on our investment (=a loss)
?BLOOD?
technical used in the names of blood types, meaning not having Rhesus factor
-opposite positive positive
-- negatively adv