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negativism

noun

Etymology

From negative + -ism.

  1. derived from negātīvus — “that denies, negative”
  2. derived from negatif
  3. inherited from negative
  4. suffixed as negativism — “negative + ism”

Definitions

  1. A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.

    • It's easier to sow inner dissension than to unite for betterment. Negativism can even be fun for some who have such limited vision that they can't "see" how mch has already been achieved by those who struggle rather than just bitch.

  2. A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for negativism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA