单词 | negaholic |
释义 | negaholicn.adj. A. n. A person with an excessively or habitually pessimistic outlook. ΚΠ 1989 C. Carter-Scott Negaholics i. 8 If you are a negaholic, then you wrestle with your inner battlefield every day of your life. 1994 Cosmopolitan 1 Apr. 94/3 ‘Many negaholics live in a comfort zone where they only do things that are familiar,’ says Jeffers. 2001 Guardian (Nexis) 25 June 3 Not only does Philippa offer a way to deal with ‘all the negaholics in your life’ but she also promises ‘complete inspiration without perspiration’. B. adj. Habitually negative or pessimistic. ΚΠ 1989 C. Carter-Scott Negaholics i. 36 Whenever a person engages in an activity which is self-sabotaging or self-deprecating, he is displaying negaholic behaviour. 1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Feb. c1 Shed those Negaholic tendencies, stop making foolish choices, call in the facilitators and heal us. 2001 Entrepreneur (Nexis) 1 Mar. 95 Often at the heart of a ‘negaholic’ attitude are fear and uncertainty. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1989 |
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