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negativity

  • a word derived from negative.
    negative
    adjective
    expressing or containing negation or denial.

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It was time to shed my armor of judgment and negativity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

U.S. stock futures are retreating on fears about Big Tech’s free-cash-flow negativity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"You're like the negativity committee so it's lovely coming and talking to you again."

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

RBC Capital Markets analyst Rishi Jaluria told MarketWatch that while sentiment is still very negative on software, “peak negativity may be in the rearview mirror.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

I know complaining is a negativity trip, but it was hard to stay positive about the floor of a school bus.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman