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negativism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | negativeness, negativity |
| Type of | quality |
| Derivation | negativist |
Examples of negativism
negativism
Nattering nabobs of negativism on global warming is not going to help anything.
From the newscientist.com
Wright is a peddler of negativism and misinformation who is loose with the facts.
From the freep.com
Congress, locked in partisan negativism, is an appalling but fruitless reality.
From the forbes.com
We see so much negativism in the news today so fresh television is a welcomed idea.
From the forbes.com
Usual negativism of the neo-Bolsheviks against commemoration of Poland's independence.
From the economist.com
Nonsense, perhaps-but nonsense that taps into a deep seam of nativism and negativism.
From the economist.com
The other thing that can break though negativism about a brand is design.
From the businessweek.com
If you don't there will be more cynicism and negativism toward the board.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Look him in the eye, man to man as you say, and do it without bringing in some negativism.
From the ocregister.com
- Negativity: characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
- (negativist) someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked
- (negativist) defeatist: someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
- A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude; A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked
- Opposition or resistance, either covert or overt, to outside suggestions or advice.
- An attitude characterized by ignoring, resisting or opposing suggestions from other people.
- An aggressive mechanism in which a person responds with pessimism to any attempt at solving a problem.
