negativism
[ neg-uh-ti-viz-uhm ]
/ ˈnɛg ə tɪˌvɪz əm /
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noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM negativism
neg·a·tiv·ist, nounneg·a·tiv·is·tic, adjectivenon·neg·a·tiv·ism, nounnon·neg·a·tiv·is·tic, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use negativism in a sentence
He was mute, negativistic, and assumed various uncomfortable and constrained attitudes.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard GlueckA final stage of resistance is reached when propaganda develops a negativistic defensive reaction.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. ParkDisposing causes of negativistic phenomena are: the ambitendency by which every impulse is accompanied by its opposite.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. JungVery often the failure to swallow and anomalous habits of excretion seem to be negativistic in their nature.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
British Dictionary definitions for negativism
negativism
/ (ˈnɛɡətɪvˌɪzəm) /
noun
a tendency to be or a state of being unconstructively critical
any sceptical or derisive system of thought
psychiatry refusal to do what is expected or suggested or the tendency to do the opposite
Derived forms of negativism
negativist, noun, adjectivenegativistic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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