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Negatively

see synonyms of negatively

Adverb

1. negatively

in a harmful manner

Example Sentences:
'he was negatively affected'

2. negatively

in a negative way

Example Sentences:
'he was negatively inclined'

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Negatively

see synonyms of negatively
adjective
1. 
expressing or meaning a refusal or denial
a negative answer
2. 
lacking positive or affirmative qualities, such as enthusiasm, interest, or optimism
3. 
showing or tending towards opposition or resistance
4. 
a. 
measured in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
b. 
having the same magnitude but opposite sense to an equivalent positive quantity
5. biology
indicating movement or growth away from a particular stimulus
negative geotropism
6. medicine
(of the results of a diagnostic test) indicating absence of the disease or condition for which the test was made
7.  another word for minus (sense 3b), minus (sense 5)
8. physics
a. 
(of an electric charge) having the same polarity as the charge of an electron
b. 
(of a body, system, ion, etc) having a negative electric charge; having an excess of electrons
c. 
(of a point in an electric circuit) having a lower electrical potential than some other point with an assigned zero potential
9.  short for electronegative
10. 
of or relating to a photographic negative
11. logic
(of a categorial proposition) denying the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in some men are irrational; no pigs have wings
12. astrology
of, relating to, or governed by the signs of the zodiac of the earth and water classifications, which are thought to be associated with a receptive passive nature
13.  short for Rh negative
noun
14. 
a statement or act of denial, refusal, or negation
15. 
a negative person or thing
16. photography
a piece of photographic film or a plate, previously exposed and developed, showing an image that, in black-and-white photography, has a reversal of tones. In colour photography the image is in complementary colours to the subject so that blue sky appears yellow, green grass appears purple, etc
17. physics
a negative object, such as a terminal or a plate in a voltaic cell
18. 
a sentence or other linguistic element with a negative meaning, as the English word not
19. 
a quantity less than zero or a quantity to be subtracted
20. logic
a negative proposition
21. archaic
the right of veto
22.  in the negative
sentence substitute
23.  (esp in military communications) a signal code word for no1
verb (transitive)
24. 
to deny or nullify; negate
25. 
to show to be false; disprove
26. 
to refuse to consent to or approve of
the proposal was negatived

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Negatively

see synonyms of negatively
adjective
1. 
containing, expressing, or implying a denial or refusal; that says “no”
a negative reply
2. 
opposite to something regarded as positive
; specif.,
a. 
lacking in positive character or quality
b. 
lacking evidence, affirmation, etc.
c. 
having the effect of diminishing, depriving, or denying
d. 
faultfinding, antagonistic, destructive, etc.
negative criticism, a negative political campaign
3.  Biology
directed away from the source of a stimulus
negative tropism
4.  US, Electricity
a. 
of, generating, or charged with negative electricity
b. 
having an excess of electrons
5.  Logic
denying something about a subject
“no reptiles are warmblooded” is a negative proposition
6.  Ancient Mathematics
designating a quantity less than zero, or one to be subtracted; minus quantity
7.  Medicine
not having or not demonstrating, showing, or proving the presence or existence of a condition, infection, symptoms, bacteria, etc.
a patient who is negative for TB; the X-rays were negative
8.  Photography
reversing the relation of light and shade of the subject
adverb, interjection
9. 
no; not so
so used in radio communication
noun
10. 
a word, affix, phrase, etc. that denies, rejects, or refuses (Ex.: no, not, by no means)
11. 
a statement of denial, refusal, or rejection
12. 
the point of view that denies or attacks the positive or affirmative
the negative won the debate
13. 
an undesirable element or quality; drawback, shortcoming, defect, etc.
14. 
an impression of something, as a sculpture, that shows it in reverse
15.  Obsolete
the right of veto
16.  Electricity
a terminal, electrode, or plate having an excess of electrons flowing out toward a positive terminal, electrode, or plate, as in a storage battery or dry cell
17.  Ancient Mathematics
a quantity less than zero, or one to be subtracted; minus quantity
18.  Photography
an exposed and developed photographic film or plate on which light and shadow are the reverse of what they are in the positive printed from this
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈnegatived or ˈnegativing
19. 
a. 
to refuse; reject
b.  US
to veto (a candidate, motion, or bill)
20. 
to deny; contradict
21. 
to prove false; disprove
22. 
to counteract; neutralize
interjection
23. 
no! not so!

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Negatively

see synonyms of negatively
adj.
1.
a. Expressing, containing, or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial: gave a negative answer to our request.
b. Indicating opposition or resistance: a negative reaction to the new advertising campaign.
2. Lacking positive or constructive features, especially:
a. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a negative experience on his first job.
b. Gloomy; pessimistic: a negative outlook.
c. Unfavorable or detrimental: a negative review; a negative effect on the child's development.
d. Hostile or disparaging; malicious: ran a negative campaign against her opponent.
3. Medicine Not indicating the presence of a particular disease, condition, or organism.
4. Philosophy Of or relating to non-being or the absence of qualities rather than being or the possession of qualities: the purely negative virtue of unselfishness.
5. Logic Designating a proposition that denies agreement between a subject and its predicate.
6. Mathematics
a. Of or relating to a quantity less than zero.
b. Of or relating to the sign (−).
c. Of or relating to a quantity to be subtracted from another.
d. Of or relating to a quantity, number, angle, velocity, or direction in a sense opposite to another of the same magnitude indicated or understood to be positive.
7. Physics
a. Of or relating to an electric charge of the same sign as that of an electron, indicated by the symbol (−).
b. Of or relating to a body that has more electrons than protons.
8. Chemistry Of or relating to an ion, the anion, that is attracted to a positive electrode.
9. Biology Moving or turning away from a stimulus, such as light: a negative tropism.
n.
1. A statement or act indicating or expressing a contradiction, denial, or refusal.
2.
a. A statement or act that is highly critical of another or of others: campaign advertising that was based solely on negatives.
b. Something that lacks all positive, affirmative, or encouraging features; an element that is the counterpoint of the positive: “Life is full of overwhelming odds. You can't really eliminate the negatives but you can diminish them” (Art Linkletter).
c. A feature or characteristic that is not deemed positive, affirmative, or desirable: “As voters get to know his liberal views, his negatives will rise” (Richard M. Nixon).
3. Grammar A word or part of a word, such as no, not, or non-, that indicates negation. See Usage Note at double negative.
4. The side in a debate that contradicts or opposes the question being debated.
5.
a. An image in which the light areas of the object rendered appear dark and the dark areas appear light. In a color negative, hues are also reversed so that each color is represented by its complementary color.
b. A film, plate, or other photographic material containing such an image.
6. Mathematics A negative quantity.
tr.v. neg·a·tived, neg·a·tiv·ing, neg·a·tives
1. To refuse to approve; veto.
2. To deny; contradict.
3. To demonstrate to be false; disprove.
4. To counteract or neutralize.

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