negativeneg‧a‧tive1 /ˈneɡətɪv/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL adjective 
My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work. the negative aspects of ageing On the negative side, it will cost a lot.► see thesaurus at bad, harmful2not liking somebody/something considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones OPP positive: students with a negative attitude to school They have a uniformly negative image of the police. Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.3no/not a)saying or meaning ‘no’negative answer/reply/response He gave a negative answer without any explanation. b)containing one of the words ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘nothing’, ‘never’ etc OPP affirmative4scientific test not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for OPP positive: The pregnancy test was negative. A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.5electricity technical a negative charge is carried by electrons OPP positive6number/quantity less than zero SYN minus OPP positive: negative numbers a negative return on our investment (=a loss)7blood technical used in the names of blood types, meaning not having the Rhesus factor OPP positive—negatively adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Negative publicity has harmed the group's ability to get things done.
- a negative pregnancy test
- All the athletes' drugs tests were negative.
- Anne's pregnancy test was negative.
- Critics said the article portrayed Latinos in negative way.
- Do you know how to multiply negative numbers?
- Doctors have a duty to inform patients of the possible negative side-effects of the drug.
- I wish you'd stop being so negative all the time!
- My bank statement shows a negative balance.
- Our request received a negative reply.
- Tanya has a really negative self-image.
- The agreement has had a negative impact on jobs.
- The first brain scan proved negative.
- The portrayal of working women in the media tends to be very negative.
- The Red Cross said it had virtually no stocks of type O negative blood available.
- The school environment can be a negative force as well as a positive one.
- There has been a negative return on our investment.
- You shouldn't let his negative comments get you down - he doesn't know what he's talking about.
- A negative belonging, if you like.
- Concavity and negative forms are associated with elastic orifices, suction, closure and decline.
- Each executive selected an episode that he wished to redesign so that it would not have negative consequences.
- It slopes downward and to the right because the relationship it portrays between price and quantity demanded is negative or inverse.
- Police kept her locked up in a cell until she gave a negative breath test and was deemed fit to leave.
- Starks was taken to a local hospital for X-rays, which came back negative.
- This does not mean that boys never hear negative stories about themselves.
- You can always interpret things in a more positive light or a more negative light.
THESAURUS
not good: · a bad idea· His behaviour is getting worse.
not as good as it could be or should be: · A poor diet can lead to ill health.· his poor performance at school
not good – often used instead of saying directly that something was ‘bad’, especially when you were disappointed by it: · The film wasn’t very good.
not as good as you hoped or expected: · Her exam results were disappointing.· a disappointing start to the campaign
bad – used when talking about the bad result or effect of something: · All the publicity had a negative impact on sales.· the negative effects of climate change
formal bad and not wanted: · The policy had some undesirable consequences.· drug abuse and other undesirable behaviour
formal unfavourable conditions are not good for doing something: · The boat race was cancelled because of unfavourable weather.
causing physical harm – used especially about things that cause harm to your health, the environment etc: · Smoking is harmful to your health.· drugs with harmful side effects
to have a harmful effect on someone or something. This phrase is very commonly used in everyday English when saying that something is harmful: · Everyone knows that too much alcohol is bad for you.
used about things that cause permanent physical harm, or that have a bad effect in other ways, for example on people’s opinion of someone: · Acid rain has a damaging effect on trees and the soil.· The allegations were very damaging to his career.· Constant criticism is damaging to a child’s self-esteem.
formal causing harm or having a bad effect on something: · Employers are worried that the new laws will have a detrimental effect on their business.· chemicals that are detrimental to the environment· policies that have been detrimental to the interests of old people
a negative effect is one that is bad and causes problems: · The car tax had a negative effect on car sales.· the negative impact of the recession in the US
hazardous substances are likely to be dangerous to people’s health and safety: · Hazardous waste needs to be disposed of safely.· hazardous chemicals
toxic substances, smoke etc are poisonous: · toxic waste· toxic fumes· Toxic chemicals spilled into the river.
formal used about something that has a gradual bad effect which is not easy to notice, especially on people’s morals, or on their health: · the pernicious effects of violent video games· the pernicious effect of secondhand smoke
expecting that bad things will happen, or that someone will be unsuccessful: · He was pessimistic about the team’s chances of winning the championship.· a pessimistic view of human nature
having an attitude that is not hopeful and not expecting success, or not expecting the situation to improve, especially the economic or political situation: · The overall mood in the stock market is decidedly downbeat.· The chairman made some downbeat remarks about the company’s sales performance.· His assessment of the UK’s economic prospects is generally downbeat.
not having much hope for the future: · Environmental groups are gloomy about the future of our planet.· The article painted a gloomy picture of the human rights situation in Burma.
considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc, and not the good ones: · His negative attitude towards work was affecting his colleagues.· Why are you always so negative?
formal to expect a situation to have the worst possible result, because you know how bad the situation could be: · I hadn’t heard any news from her for over a week, and I was starting to fear the worst.
informal used about people who only see the bad qualities of a situation, even when other people might see better qualities in the same situation: · He’s one of those people whose glass is always half empty.
Longman Language Activatorintended to criticize someone or something a critical statement, report, or description criticizes someone or something: · Critical remarks by a teacher can damage the confidence of children.highly critical (=very critical): · The government has just published a highly critical report on the state of the education system.
criticizing someone or something very strongly, because you think they are completely wrong or of very low quality: scathing attack/comments/report etc: · Her new book is a scathing attack on American imperialism in Central America.· The health department issued a scathing report on conditions in local hospitals.scathing about: · 'The New York Times' was particularly scathing about his performance.
a negative comment, report etc is intended to criticize someone or something, especially in a way that is unnecessary or unfair; a negative person has a tendency to criticize or complain about everything, especially when this is annoying or unfair: · The portrayal of working women in the media tends to be very negative.· You shouldn't let his negative comments get you down - he doesn't know what he's talking about.· I wish you'd stop being so negative all the time!
to have a bad effect · The drug can have a serious effect on the body's immune system.have a devastating/disastrous effect (=have an extremely bad effect) · The war is having a devastating effect on people's lives.
to have a bad effect on someone or something: · Late nights and lack of sleep can seriously affect your performance at work.· Rescue officials have gone to three villages badly affected by the earthquakes.
to have a bad effect on someone or something: · Changing schools too often can be bad for a child's social development.it's bad for somebody to do something: · I think it's bad for her to spend so much time worrying about him.
to have a serious and harmful effect on something or someone, especially after continuing for a long time: · Years of civil war and drought have taken their toll, and the population of the region is greatly reduced.take a toll/take its toll on: · Bad working conditions eventually take a toll on staff morale.
to have an important and permanent effect on something: · She was only here for a few months, but she certainly left her mark.leave a mark/leave its mark on: · The long dispute has left its mark on the mining industry.
to have a noticeable and often harmful effect on a person or on a situation: tell on: · The strain of living with her violent husband was telling on Judy.start/begin to tell: · The power of the mayor's cronies began to tell as the election drew closer.
to affect something in a way that harms it or makes it worse than it was before: · We need to be assured that the new development will not have a negative impact on the local environment.· Last year's attacks have continued to have a negative impact on the tourist industry this year.
harming something or someone · Pushing kids so hard from such an early age is likely to have some harmful results.· Scientists tend to agree that most diets don't work and can be harmful.· The destruction of the ozone layer will have a very harmful effect on the environment.harmful to · 80% of Americans think that television is harmful to society and especially to children.
harmful and usually having a permanent effect: · Up to 1500 patients suffered damaging side-effects after taking the drug.· The publicity that followed the scandal has been extremely damaging.damaging to: · The British beef crisis was damaging to the livelihoods of thousands of people in the industry.
likely to harm someone or something, especially in a way that is not too serious - use this especially about something that could also have a good effect if the situation was different: · Doctors have a duty to inform patients of the possible negative side-effects of the drug.· The school environment can be a negative force as well as a positive one.
to have a harmful effect on something such as an activity, organization, or type of work: · When companies close down, it's bad for the town and bad for the local economy.· A bad marriage is bad for the kids.· Reading without good lighting is bad for your eyes.
less than none negative numbers, figures etc are less than one: · My bank statement shows a negative balance.· Do you know how to multiply negative numbers?
: minus 4 degrees/3%/10° F etc four degrees, three per cent etc less than nothing: · The temperature dropped to almost minus 40.· a trade deficit of minus £4bn
to prove that something is wrong, untrue, or does not exist to prove that something is wrong or not true: · She was able to produce figures that disproved Smith's argument.· The existence of God is a question of faith, and therefore impossible to prove or disprove.
formal to prove that what someone has said is not true: · I knew that he was lying but I had no evidence with which to refute his story.· The accusation has been wholly refuted by an in-depth analysis of the evidence.
to prove that something is not true, especially something that people have believed for a long time, and make it seem silly or unimportant: · In her book she debunks a lot of the claims made by astrologers.· Payton wants to debunk the myth that economics is a science.
formal if a fact or piece of information invalidates an explanation or idea, it proves that it contains mistakes which make it unlikely to be true - used in scientific contexts: · None of the more recent views invalidates Hahnemann's original discoveries or teachings.· If we look closely at Professor Thomson's argument, we see that his conclusion is invalidated by a number of factual errors.
to prove that an argument or idea is completely wrong: · It would not be difficult to demolish a theory that was so obviously a load of rubbish.· There was a time when the response "that's a value judgement" would have demolished any argument in the educational field.
: explode a myth/rumour to prove that something that many people think or believe is wrong or not true: · The report explodes the myth that men are bed-hopping rogues.
a negative result of a medical or chemical test does not show any sign of the condition you are testing for and therefore proves it does not exist in this person or situation: · All the athletes' drugs tests were negative.· a negative pregnancy test· The first brain scan proved negative.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY On the negative side, it will cost a lot. He gave a negative answer without any explanation.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Depression affects people with a poor self-image. Athletes who test positive for steroids are immediately banned.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
On the negative side, it will cost a lot. He gave a negative answer without any explanation.· We have to consider tourism’s negative aspects.
· A positive attitude is essential if you want to be successful.· Many teenagers have a very negative attitude towards cooking.
· There were some very positive comments in the report.
(=a bad or unpleasant result)· the negative consequences of drinking too much alcohol
(=showing that two things are not likely to exist together)· Is there a negative correlation between a person's weight and the distance they walk on an average day?
(=bad or harmful)· the negative effects of low rainfall
(=anger, fear, hate etc)· It’s not easy learning how to deal with negative emotions.
· The entire experience has been very positive.· Many people reported having negative experiences when dealing with their local council.
(=having or not having HIV in your body)
· It’s difficult to explain why the industry has such a bad image.· Many negative images of women are found in the media.
(=having a bad effect)· The expansion of the airport would have a negative impact on the environment.
· Arriving late for an interview gives a very negative impression.
· He thought her friends were a bad influence.
(=a number that is less than zero)· Can a negative number have a square root?
· This pessimistic outlook on their lives leads to depression.
· A few negative points should be mentioned.
(=showing that someone disagrees or dislikes something)· We are concerned about the negative reaction of some of our customers.
· In Russia, the planned expansion provoked a negative response.
Depression affects people with a poor self-image.· On the positive side, the authors have assembled a wealth of useful material.
· We should avoid negative stereotypes regarding the performance of older workers.
(=showing that someone does not have a condition)· All the tests came back negative.
Athletes who test positive for steroids are immediately banned.· In general, attitudes to science itself became more negative.· You can always interpret things in a more positive light or a more negative light.· Notice that the enthalpies of formation of solid compounds tend to be more negative than the enthalpies of formation of gases.· The results were not surprising: Work-inhibited students had more negative self-concepts than did students who per-formed their schoolwork.· And each time Charles looked at his progress it seemed more negative.· An even more negative view of such studies has been taken in academic psychology.· Further, women often describe these early experiences in noticeably more negative terms than men.· At each stage the judgement becomes more general, more negative and more personal.
· This has tended to foster a very negative attitude towards this form of provision and the staff who work in such units.· He presents a very negative view of Tombstone and the people here.· But most journalists take a very negative line on things.· This is very negative for the arts in general.· A lot of reports said we were very negative and cynical against the scum.· These opening remarks must seem very negative.· They will not do this if all the recent most regrettable and very negative publicity persists.· My immediate concern is that the tone of your coverage was very negative, speculative, and highly opinionated.
NOUN· Alexander, who was sharply critical of Forbes' negative ads, appeared to benefit from running a positive campaign.
· These questions should be designed so that a positive answer indicates a strength, a negative answer a weakness.· Besides, I was not at all sure that she had given a negative answer to my question.· The negative answer proposed in this chapter raises some prior questions about policies intended to treat men and women as equals.· Some have questioned whether small villages can be afforded, and most economic evidence in the 1970s suggested a negative answer.
· The imperative to change comes from one of two sources, each of which has positive and negative aspects.· However, the negative aspect of this is that without people browsing freely, the magic of public networks will disappear.· We should also, however, add a comment on a negative aspect, concerning the idea of applicability.· For centuries we women have gloated over the one negative aspect of aging more evident in men than women: balding.· The book dispels many of the negative aspects of growing older.· Each course of action has some positive and some negative aspects.· But there are two negative aspects.· Both the positive and the negative aspects of the Monroe Doctrine were often repeated and reaffirmed in later years.
· Many of the female students had been academic failures at school and had negative attitudes to teachers.· Her work suffered and her supervisor noticed an unusually negative attitude towards colleagues and customers alike.· Such questions indicate how complex and deeply rooted are some of our negative attitudes to the aged.· The negative attitudes lurk undetected till a social upheaval forces them to the surface.· As Chapter 4 showed, the need to complete a task within a set period may produce a negative attitude towards it.· Your negative attitude may be the best signal you have to begin rebuilding a relationship before it is too late.· This will do more to inspire public confidence than the prison officers' negative attitude.· If positive attitudes about religion seem to encourage health, negative attitudes might jeopardize it, he reasons.
· His negative comments, however accurate, were converted into slights, compounded by Johnson's nationality and famous stature.· Avoid at all costs unnecessary negative comments when speaking to a work-inhibited student.· Our Susan and Vera saga in Bewley's is not that far-fetched and it replaces negative comment in many cases.· Can teachers be sued for making negative comments about students in classrooms or in the teachers' lounge?· From a basis of low expectations, and extremely negative comments, George W's standing can probably only improve.· We made amendments to our procedures on the advice of the support group, but we still expected negative comments.· Every negative comment was a deep wound because he wanted everyone to love him.· Forty-six percent were in favour, 46 percent against residential homes, with 6 percent making both positive and negative comments.
· It was also a positive term with none of the negative connotations of Nonconformist or Dissenter.· In recent years multimedia has taken on a negative connotation in the computer industry.· If one accepts this interpretation then the third-person form would not have the negative connotations defined so sharply by John Lyons.· Others know only the negative connotations of the word.
· As will be seen, however, this high commitment of the training staff had both positive and negative consequences.· And will the label have negative consequences for the person to whom it is applied?· What Simmel accomplishes is a realization of the inseparability of the positive and negative consequences of these social transformations.· This report deals with the positive and negative consequences of activities and behaviors from a health and medical point of view.· The negative consequences of inappropriate behaviour should be predictable to the child: he/she should know what to expect.· Lack of this awareness can have serious negative consequences.· And I have indicated some of the negative consequences of pragmatic failure.· If such labeling had some positive effects, it might be worth risking the negative consequences for those who are labeled abnormal.
· Normally the antisense probe is used to detect mRNA whereas the sense probe serves as a negative control.· One negative control sampled was processed for every three tissue samples examined.· An irrelevant monoclonal antibody, J13, to human small intestinal brush border membranes served as a negative control.· As negative controls, additional sections were stained with appropriately diluted normal rabbit or sheep sera.· A negative control, in which the primary antibody was omitted, was performed for all sections.· Each set of sections included a positive colorectal carcinoma control, and a negative control in which the primary antibody was omitted.· And how far can negative controls succeed in raising public standards?
· Numerous studies have shown a consistent negative correlation between age and participation in virtually every sporting activity.· We found significant negative correlations in faeces between soluble fatty acids and bile acids and insoluble calcium and phosphate.· However, for exemplars of the less risky junctions a negative correlation was observed.· This correlation is confirmed in the regression model which also shows a negative correlation with education level of project leader.
· It was almost inevitable that this would have a negative effect on any innovative work.· While the net negative effect on employment is small, this apparently minor response masks some disturbing compositional changes.· These results show a significant positive effect of maturity on volatility, and this contradicts the Samuelson hypothesis of a negative effect.· He was not concerned with long-term negative effects.· The negative effects, however, were the less welcome members of society coming and going quite freely.· As a practical matter, hydrogen use has some negative effects.· With Ian, his inner sensitivity has a negative effect mainly in his working environment.· Numerous statistical studies find negative effects of family disruption on outcomes for children.
· Muddy colours in the aura indicate negative emotions or ill health; clear colours are generally a positive sign.· Conscious work on negative emotions makes the entrance of positive emotions more and more certain, as each day passes.· But all people have experience of negative emotions such as fear and anger.· We begin by looking at the negative emotions.· The more positive emotions come from the inner part of the emotional centre, the negative emotions from the outer part.· As I have already suggested, unless care is taken, work in the house can become a focus for negative emotions.· While we are the prey of negative emotions we merely exist.
· The risk of another plague of negative equity in the highly-priced areas must now be significant.· Those with negative equity clearly benefit from higher prices, but many others gain from lower ones.· Dave Escott bought at the height of the boom, and any back rent will only add to his negative equity.
· There are conflicting reports as to whether negative feedback inhibition exists in humans and whether it is mediated by cholecystokinin.· To survive, they learned to cope with the stresses associated with negative feedback and emotions.· In addition, even if overall negative feedback is used, it has low overall distortion.· Conceptually, the electrical negative feedback loop is a toilet flusher or thermostat.· We are now trying to find out the details of this negative feedback system.· This form of game-playing begins with praise of a peer, and ends with negative feedback on that peer.· Positive feedback enhances the initial release, but this is soon curtailed as the accumulation of calcium activates the negative feedback component.
· In all likelihood, the racially polarized vote will reinforce Mississippi's negative image far beyond its borders.· Moreover, critics say that many of the black-themed shows are demeaning and filled with negative images.· Lateral reversal a positive or negative image transposed from left to right as in a mirror reflection of the original.· A lot of people stood by me, despite the negative images and what people were saying.· Napoli 99 is a private organisation founded in1984 to improve the negative image that the city was acquiring.· He may even believe the negative image that has been presented of him cost him a spot on the latest Dream Team.· Many pre-school poetry collections include material which presents negative images of older people.· Brown led the opposition campaign, and later criticized the media for creating a negative image of the Legislature.
· While this has not affected sales, it has had a negative impact on profits, Sage noted.· This changing scene has both positive and negative impacts on the technology transfer process.· The telecoms sector had the biggest negative impact on the market.
· They will not do this if all the recent most regrettable and very negative publicity persists.
· Those who seek to lead must act with subtlety and caution or they will meet with strong negative reactions.· The absence of negative reaction was almost eerie.· The evidence is of both positive and negative reactions to the older worker as employee and co-worker.· Their negative reaction was added impetus.· The trauma is still exerting an influence, but in the negative reactions it pushes against the trauma being recreated.· He had news ... news which would doubtless upset Georgi Kirov, and he feared the man's negative reaction.· This relative freedom from negative reaction is what I imagine most people mean when they say they are happy in their work.· Packford summed up a lot of the negative reaction to left-wing journalism.
· He found only a weak negative relationship between the two variables.· This figure can be redrawn with the maturity on the horizontal axis to show the negative relationship between volatility and maturity.· The division of the stimuli into right and left turns demonstrated separate positive and negative relationships between risk and recognition sensitivity.· Therefore, it is likely that subsequent empirical studies will confirm this negative relationship for index futures.· It is also possible to construct an independent argument for a negative relationship between volume and maturity.· If the prediction is correct then a negative relationship should be observed.
· Where there is a definite negative response put 0 percent.· Some Quakers began to denounce slavery beyond their circle in society at large, and they drew negative response for doing so.· This negative response created great distress to Mrs X as she has her heart set on becoming an embalmer.· But Dole countered with a heavily negative response.· Few things can be more guaranteed to create a negative response than the sight of husband and wife sparring in public.· The intended result of such treatment is to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption by producing a negative response to alcohol.· This negative and careless attitude on the part of the teacher can only help to stimulate a negative response among his students.· Behavior eliciting a negative response decreased in frequency.
· Comparison with and without adjustment for smoking gave similarly negative results.· So no real number, positive or negative, squares to produce a negative result.· Gram staining and culture gave negative results.· The investigation, he concluded without surprise, yielded negative results.· However, it allows only about one third of patients to be diagnosed and therefore a negative result has little value.· Even failures to replicate are not very interesting to the journals; experiments with negative results therefore rarely get reported.· The boy was screened for inborn errors, with negative results.· The other two women had negative results at baseline and acquired infections that had persisted for 36 months at time of biopsy.
· There is a positive and negative side to these terms.· Tests in mice and rats showed no signs of negative side effects.· The pad which is already joined to the metal insert case is the negative side.· I learned a lot from heron both the positive and negative sides.· Naturally, Amnesty International has its own image, reputation and integrity to protect, and sponsorship can have its negative side.· The negative side of reputation is stigma.· Liking your negative qualities Learn to accept your positive and negative sides.· There is also a negative side-sports injuries.
· The sperm is stored and frozen until the second negative test result is confirmed.· Most people with negative tests will get a recorded message.· There are also negative tests of its impact.
· She also played in the Curtis Cup for a second time - but that was where the negative thoughts began to rear.· Replace any negative thoughts or statements with positive ones.· Because some one told you something and your imagination got to work, generating negative thoughts and images that gripped you.· Such a positive attitude will override any negative thoughts.· Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.· The practitioner will be aiming to dispel any negative thoughts about marathon running from your mind.· Perhaps you have not processed all your negative thoughts and beliefs?· Clear your mind of all negative thoughts and believe.
· Class Status derives from the tendency of people to accord positive and negative values to human attributes and to distribute respect accordingly.· The negative values correspond to the spin pointing mainly in the opposite direction to that being measured.· As in the case of calls, puts can never have a negative value, hence:.· A negative value was assigned to pollution, and stripping the forests and poisoning farmlands.· However, for normal fixed-point binary arithmetic, we wish to have a range of positive and negative values.· Nor can one conclude that the world was understood to be totally evil and, therefore, assigned a negative value.· In fact it is possible, particularly on inner-city sites, for land to have a negative value.· Similarly, a negative value for v t will suggest a fall in expected income but no accompanying fall in consumption expenditure.
· Once again, childhood loss is seen as the origin of this negative view.· He presents a very negative view of Tombstone and the people here.· Social workers and their managers generally held negative views about care.· At the end of his first six months in office, 45 percent of Texans surveyed held a negative view of Clinton.· Other factors contributing to a negative view of Britain were the royal family, violence in Northern Ireland and racial intolerance.· Most people have been conditioned from earliest childhood to fear and have extremely negative views about homosexuals and homosexuality.· The case for markets However, not all socialists take a negative view of the market.· I had a negative view of the publisher, and I transferred that perception to her.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1bad harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted OPP positive: - However, because reinforcement is derived from the termination of noxious events, it is referred to as negative reinforcement.
- So positive reinforcement is anything that happens soon after the behaviour in question that is welcomed by the recipient.
- Sometimes positive reinforcement does not require words.
- Teachers are not the only ones who may give positive reinforcement.
- The general principle on which response-cost is based, is referred to by psychologists as negative reinforcement.
- This is known as positive reinforcement.
- This, however, would not be positive so much as negative reinforcement, ie it was nice when the pressure stopped.
- What are the sources of negative and positive reinforcement people might expect from organizational arrangements? 4.
My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work. the negative aspects of ageing On the negative side, it will cost a lot.► see thesaurus at bad, harmful2not liking somebody/something considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones OPP positive: students with a negative attitude to school They have a uniformly negative image of the police. Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.3no/not a)saying or meaning ‘no’negative answer/reply/response He gave a negative answer without any explanation. b)containing one of the words ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘nothing’, ‘never’ etc OPP affirmative4scientific test not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for OPP positive: The pregnancy test was negative. A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.5electricity technical a negative charge is carried by electrons OPP positive6number/quantity less than zero SYN minus OPP positive: negative numbers a negative return on our investment (=a loss)7blood technical used in the names of blood types, meaning not having the Rhesus factor OPP positive—negatively adverb