negativism
Origin of negativism
1Other words from negativism
- neg·a·tiv·ist, noun
- neg·a·tiv·is·tic, adjective
- non·neg·a·tiv·ism, noun
- non·neg·a·tiv·is·tic, adjective
Words Nearby negativism
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How to use negativism in a sentence
So we are stuck with him and must recognize even with all his hypocrisy and negativism toward Democratic policy he is better than a Republican.
“All he gets from Congress is negativism and carping,” says Dallek.
It is enough to make Agnewesque nattering nabobs of negativism proud.
Economic News We’re Thankful For This Thanksgiving | Zachary Karabell | November 24, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout it, the seeds of change and innovation will wither in a soil that is an arid mix of negativism and defeatism.
America's Real Problem: We Failed the Middle Class | Arianna Huffington | September 11, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is an admission that negativism is of the nature of resistance.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology | C. G. Jung
negativism is a state of persistent compulsion to contrary response to suggestion.
Applied Psychology for Nurses | Mary F. PorterThe negativism and refusal to go to stool are the outcome of the nervous unrest, not its cause.
The Nervous Child | Hector Charles CameronFretfulness and negativism with all children whose management is at fault come in waves and cycles.
The Nervous Child | Hector Charles CameronThus the mother of the child in whom defæcation is inhibited by negativism may have made further observations.
The Nervous Child | Hector Charles Cameron
British Dictionary definitions for negativism
/ (ˈnɛɡətɪvˌɪzəm) /
a tendency to be or a state of being unconstructively critical
any sceptical or derisive system of thought
psychiatry refusal to do what is expected or suggested or the tendency to do the opposite
Derived forms of negativism
- negativist, noun, adjective
- negativistic, adjective
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