negative

Adjective

• involving disadvantage or harm
  • minus (or negative) factors
    

• having a negative charge
  • electrons are negative
    

• designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
  • negative criticism
    

• less than zero
  • a negative number
    

• reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
  • negative interest rates
    

• not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
  • the HIV test was negative
    

• having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
  • ran a negative campaign
    
  • delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life
    

• expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

• characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
  • a negative outlook on life
    
  • a colorless negative personality
    
  • a negative evaluation
    
  • a negative reaction to an advertising campaign
    

Noun

• a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

• a reply of denial
  • he answered in the negative
    

Verb

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
  • The President vetoed the bill
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  minus , electronegative , negatively charged , damaging , disconfirming , veto , blackball
• Antonyms: 
  positive , confirming , affirmative , affirmatory , neutral