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Meaning of negative

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  negative
      adj 1: 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" [ant: {neutral},
             {positive}]
      2: expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
         [ant: {affirmative}, {affirmatory}]
      3: having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a
         negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative
         outlook on life"
      4: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a
         specific condition; "the HIV test was negative" [syn:
         {negative}, {disconfirming}] [ant: {confirming}, {positive}]
      5: reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as
         positive; "negative interest rates" [ant: {positive}]
      6: less than zero; "a negative number"
      7: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive
         or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" [syn:
         {damaging}, {negative}]
      8: having a negative charge; "electrons are negative" [syn:
         {negative}, {electronegative}, {negatively charged}]
      9: involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
         [syn: {minus}, {negative}]
      n 1: a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" [ant:
           {affirmative}]
      2: a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and
         shade or colors reversed
      v 1: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The
           President vetoed the bill" [syn: {veto}, {blackball},
           {negative}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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