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negative

/ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/
noun
  1. Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto

  2. A right of veto.

  3. An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.

verb
  1. To refuse; to veto.

  2. To contradict.

  3. To disprove.

adjective
  1. Not positive nor neutral.

  2. Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles

  3. Of a number: less than zero

Synonymsundesirable
Antonymsaffirmative, nonnegative, positive
interjection
  1. (signalling) An elaborate synonym for no.

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