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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
negative
1. a reply of denial (Freq. 1) - he answered in the negative • Ant: affirmative • Hypernyms: denial • Hyponyms: no, nay, double negative 2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed • Hypernyms: film, photographic film
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent - The President vetoed the bill • Syn: veto, blackball • Derivationally related forms: veto (for: veto) • Hypernyms: oppose, controvert, contradict • Hyponyms: kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out • Entailment: vote • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features (Freq. 12) - a negative outlook on life - a colorless negative personality - a negative evaluation - a negative reaction to an advertising campaign • Ant: neutral, positive • Similar to: antagonistic, counter, perverse • See Also: destructive, pessimistic, unsupportive • Derivationally related forms: negativity • Attrubites: quality 2. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (Freq. 2) • Ant: affirmative • Similar to: dissentient, dissenting, dissident • See Also: disinclined, unfavorable, unfavourable • Derivationally related forms: negativeness, negate 3. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant (Freq. 1) - ran a negative campaign - delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life • Similar to: bad • Derivationally related forms: negativeness 4. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition - the HIV test was negative • Syn: disconfirming • Ant: positive • Similar to: Gram-negative • Topics: medicine, medical specialty 5. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive - negative interest rates • Ant: positive 6. less than zero - a negative number • Similar to: minus • Derivationally related forms: negativeness • Topics: mathematics, math, maths 7. involving disadvantage or harm - minus (or negative) factors • Syn: minus • Similar to: disadvantageous 8. having a negative charge - electrons are negative • Syn: electronegative, negatively charged • Similar to: charged 9. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions - negative criticism • Syn: damaging • Similar to: destructive
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