negative
adjective (WITHOUT HOPE) /ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/
/-t̬ɪv/ Definition
B1 not expecting good things, or likely to consider only the bad side of a situation: a negative attitude You're so negative about everything! → Compare positiveNot hopeful negatively /-li/ adverb Not hopefulYes, no and not
(Definition of negative adjective (WITHOUT HOPE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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negative adjective (BELOW ZERO)
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negative adjective (BLOOD TYPE)
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negative adjective (ELECTRICITY)
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negative adjective (NO)
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negative adjective (TEST RESULTS)
- negative adjective (WITHOUT HOPE)
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negative equity noun
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negative noun (BAD THING)
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negative noun (NO)
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negative noun (PHOTOGRAPH)
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negative pole noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in a funk idiom
- be on a hiding to nothing idiom
- bleak adjective
- defeatist adjective
- dejected adjective
- despair verb
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- downhearted adjective
- forlorn adjective (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)
- gloom noun (WITHOUT HOPE)
- gloomy adjective (WITHOUT HOPE)
- glum adjective
- grim adjective (WITHOUT HOPE)
- hopeless adjective
- negativism noun
- not give much for sb's chances idiom
- not have a hope in hell idiom
- pessimism noun
- pessimistic adjective
- what are you going to do? idiom
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