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negativism Definition

nega·tiv·ism (neg′ə tiv iz′əm)

noun

  1. an attitude or system of thought characterized by doubt and question, rather than approval and acceptance
  2. Psychol. an attitude characterized by ignoring, resisting, or opposing suggestions or orders coming from other people

negativism Related Forms
neg′a·tiv·ist noun, adjective neg′a·tiv·is′·tic adjective
negativism Quotes

In the United States today we have more than our fair share of the nattering nabobs of negativism. They have formed their own Four H Cluböthe hopeless, hysterical, hypochondriacs of history.

—Agnew, SpiroT(heodore)