negativism
noun
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Definition of negativism
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: an attitude of mind marked by skepticism especially about nearly everything affirmed by others
2
: a tendency to refuse to do, to do the opposite of, or to do something at variance with what is asked
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Other Words from negativism
negativist
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noun or adjective
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noun or adjective
negativistic
\ 藢ne-g蓹-ti-藞vi-stik
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of negativism in a Sentence
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All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right? — Jamie Dupree, AJC.com, "After a rough and tumble 2017, Trump calls for bipartisanship, unity in 2018," 31 Jan. 2018 Surprisingly, that is saying quite a lot more than simple reductive negativism. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "President Nobama," 16 Jan. 2018 If Tebow does not in fact disagree with Jeffress on any of these points, then his decision looks like nothing more than craven capitulation to the nattering nabobs of negativism and intolerance. — Robert Klemko, SI.com, "They Came to See Tim Tebow," 17 Aug. 2017 Yes, negativism begets hostility, but Jackson鈥檚 inflated paychecks demand greater professionalism. — Harvey Araton, New York Times, "For Knicks, Professionalism Was Missing Way Before Derrick Rose Was," 10 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'negativism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for negativism
negativism
noun
neg路a路tiv路ism
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Medical Definition of negativism
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: an attitude of mind marked by skepticism about nearly everything affirmed by others
2
: a tendency to refuse to do, to do the opposite of, or to do something at variance with what is asked