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How to pronounce negative in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms damaging


negative criticism.
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Synonyms disconfirming


the HIV test was negative.
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Synonyms minus


minus (or negative) factors.
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Synonyms blackball, veto
Type of oppose, contradict, controvert
Has types vote out, shoot down, kill, defeat, vote down
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Synonyms electronegative, negatively charged


electrons are negative.
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Type of film, photographic film
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Type of denial
Has types nay, double negative, no


he answered in the negative.
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Derivation negativity


a negative outlook on life.
a colorless negative personality.
a negative evaluation.
a negative reaction to an advertising campaign.
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Derivation negate, negativeness
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Derivation negativeness


ran a negative campaign.
delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life.
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Derivation negativeness


a negative number.
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negative interest rates.

Examples of negative

negative
Initial tests for facial fractures were negative but he'll be further evaluated.
From the stltoday.com
It really made me reflect on my negative thoughts about this years senior class.
From the omaha.com
Chrysler had a negative free cash flow of $819 million during the final quarter.
From the bloomberg.com
These figures, which omit dividend payments, have been negative since July 2008.
From the bloomberg.com
If inflation is negative, as it was in 2009 and 2010, payments remain unchanged.
From the timesunion.com
They may have had bad experiences of partners saying negative things about them.
From the courier-journal.com
Environmentalists worry about the negative impact of genetically modified crops.
From the businessweek.com
Some business people even think that oil money could have negative consequences.
From the businessweek.com
One of my priorities is changing the negative perception of the judicial system.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • A reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
  • Veto: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
  • A piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
  • Expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
  • Not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
  • Negative is the 1999 debut studio album from influential Serbian rock band Negative. The album was an immediate success, and it included some of the band's greatest hits. Ja bih te sanjala became their signature song. ...
  • Electrical polarity (positive and negative) is present in every electrical circuit. Electrons flow from the negative pole to the positive pole. In a direct current (DC) circuit, one pole is always negative, the other pole is always positive and the electrons flow in one direction only. ...
  • Negative is a Finnish glam rock band founded in 1997. The band itself labels the music as u201Demotional rocku2019n rollu201D.