negativism
/ˈnɛɡətɪvɪz(ə)m
/noun [mass noun]
The practice of being or tendency to be negative or sceptical in attitude while failing to offer positive suggestions or views: the research found a high level of negativism and cynicism among working people...
- When we come to Hindu literature of later times, we find a marked tilt towards attitude of pessimism, negativism.
- So much of the Conservative campaign is desperate, not least their party political broadcasts which have now plumbed new depths in negativism and prejudice.
- What I'm saying, I guess, is that as long as the anti-war critics continue relentless negativism without any constructive alternative, they will soon lose the debate.
Derivatives
negativist
- ‘I love this book: but the very thought of the young men and women this book has made pessimists and negativists makes me uneasy’, he wrote later.
- There is a reservoir of support from Euro-pessimists, negativists, even.
- Muzaffar Iqbal called me a positivist, and I was happy to show this remark of his to my wife, who finds me too ‘negativist’ on a variety of issues.
negativistic
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a recurrent behavior pattern that lasts six or more months in a child or teenager of negativistic, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior towards those in authority.
- ODD is a recurrent pattern of negativistic interpersonal behavior characterized by disobedience and defiance toward benevolent authority figures.
- ODD is defined as a recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior toward authority figures.
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