negativist
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negativism (ˈnɛɡətɪvˌɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a tendency to be or a state of being unconstructively critical |
| 2. | any sceptical or derisive system of thought |
| 3. | psychiatry refusal to do what is expected or suggested or the tendency to do the opposite |
| 'negativist | |
| —n, —adj | |
| negativ'istic | |
| —adj | |
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| negativism (ˈnɛɡətɪvˌɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a tendency to be or a state of being unconstructively critical |
| 2. | any sceptical or derisive system of thought |
| 3. | psychiatry refusal to do what is expected or suggested or the tendency to do the opposite |
| 'negativist | |
| —n, —adj | |
| negativ'istic | |
| —adj | |
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negativism neg·a·tiv·ism (něg'ə-tĭ-vĭz'əm)
n.
A tendency to do the opposite of what one is requested to do, or to resist stubbornly for no apparent reason.
neg'a·tiv·ist n.
neg'a·tiv·is'tic adj.
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