negative

/ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ · noun

Meaning

Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
A right of veto.
An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
(grammar) A word that indicates negation.
A negative quantity.
: A rep performed with weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement.
To refuse; to veto.
To contradict.
To disprove.
To make ineffective; to neutralize.
Not positive nor neutral.
Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles
Of a number: less than zero
Denying a proposition.
Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable.
Often used pejoratively: pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.
(signalling) An elaborate synonym for no.

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