"negative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [General-American], /-ɾɪv/ [General-American], /ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-negative.ogg [General-American], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-negative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more negative [comparative], most negative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English negative, negatif, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), from negāre (“to deny”); see negate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁eǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|negative}} Middle English negative, {{m|enm|negatif}} negatif, {{der|en|fro|negatif}} Old French negatif, {{der|en|la|negātīvus|t=that denies, negative}} Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), {{m|la|negāre|t=to deny}} negāre (“to deny”), {{m|la|negate}} negate Head templates: {{en-adj}} negative (comparative more negative, superlative most negative)
  1. Not positive nor neutral. Translations (not positive or neutral): ἀρνητικός (arnētikós) (Ancient Greek), سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy) (Arabic), ժխտական (žxtakan) (Armenian), բացասական (bacʿasakan) (Armenian), mənfi (Azerbaijani), neqativ (Azerbaijani), ezkor (Basque), адмо́ўны (admóŭny) (Belarusian), нэгаты́ўны (nehatýŭny) (Belarusian), отрица́телен (otricátelen) (Bulgarian), негати́вен (negatíven) (Bulgarian), negatiu [masculine] (Catalan), 否定的 (fǒudìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), negativní (Czech), negatief (Dutch), negativa (Esperanto), negatiivinen (Finnish), kielteinen (Finnish), négatif (French), negativo [masculine] (Galician), უარყოფითი (uarq̇opiti) (Georgian), ნეგატიური (negaṭiuri) (Georgian), negativ (German), שלילי (shlilí) [masculine] (Hebrew), שלילית (shlilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), negatív (Hungarian), neikvæður (Icelandic), negatífur (Icelandic), diúltach (Irish), negativo (Italian), 否定の (hitei no) (alt: ひていの) (Japanese), 否定的な (hiteiteki na) (alt: ひていてきな) (Japanese), негативті (negativtı) (Kazakh), негативтік (negativtık) (Kazakh), 소극적인 (sogeukjeogin) (Korean), negativ (Norwegian), ujemny (Polish), negatywny (Polish), negativo (Portuguese), отрица́тельный (otricátelʹnyj) (Russian), негати́вный (negatívnyj) (Russian), negatívny (Slovak), záporný (Slovak), negativo (Spanish), negativ (Swedish), olumsuz (Turkish), negatif (Turkish), menfi (Turkish), eksi (Turkish), від'є́мний (vidʺjémnyj) (Ukrainian), негати́вний (nehatývnyj) (Ukrainian), tiêu cực (Vietnamese), negyddol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-4ZXNa-7x Disambiguation of 'not positive or neutral': 37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11
  2. (physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles Categories (topical): Physics Translations (of electrical charge): سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy) (Arabic), سَالِب (sālib) (Arabic), բացասական (bacʿasakan) (Armenian), mənfi (Azerbaijani), отрицателен (otricatelen) (Bulgarian), negatiu [masculine] (Catalan), záporný [masculine] (Czech), negativ (Danish), negatief (Dutch), negatiivinen (Finnish), négatif (French), negativo [masculine] (Galician), negativ (German), שלילי (shlilí) [masculine] (Hebrew), שלילית (shlilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), negatív (Hungarian), neikvæður (Icelandic), diúltach (Irish), negativo (Italian), tōraro (Maori), negativ (Norwegian), ujemny (Polish), negativo (Portuguese), отрица́тельный (otricátelʹnyj) (Russian), záporný (Slovak), negativo (Spanish), negativ (Swedish), ఋణాత్మక (r̥ṇātmaka) (Telugu), âm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-oGqxw-1z Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'of electrical charge': 4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0
  3. (mathematics) Of a number: less than zero Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-zVHERA9N Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (mathematics) Of a number: less than zero
    (weather) Less than zero degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
    Categories (topical): Mathematics, Weather Translations (New Age jargon): negatiivinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-nquLx542 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 1 14 2 1 6 3 7 3 3 14 4 3 1 1 3 0 3 3 9 4 0 3 0 0 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 3 2 16 4 1 7 3 6 3 3 11 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 7 4 0 3 1 1 4 1 Topics: climatology, mathematics, meteorology, natural-sciences, sciences, weather Disambiguation of 'New Age jargon': 7 7 7 16 10 6 7 4 7 5 3 12 8 2
  5. (linguistics, logic) Denying a proposition. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Logic Translations (linguistics: denying a proposition): ἀρνητικός (arnētikós) (Ancient Greek), مَنْفِيّ (manfiyy) (Arabic), ժխտական (žxtakan) (Armenian), inkar (Azerbaijani), negatie [feminine] (Dutch), ontkenning [feminine] (Dutch), ontkennende vorm [masculine] (Dutch), kielteinen (Finnish), kieltävä (Finnish), négatif [masculine] (French), αρνητικός (arnitikós) (Greek), negatywny (Polish), negativo (Portuguese), negación [feminine] (Spanish), phủ định (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-BTbW0oOv Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: denying a proposition': 4 1 2 5 70 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 1
  6. Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable. Synonyms (damaging): undesirable Translations (inherently damaging): سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy) (Arabic), mənfi (Azerbaijani), 消極 (Chinese Mandarin), 消极 (xiāojí) (Chinese Mandarin), vahingollinen (Finnish), negatiivinen (Finnish), schlecht (German), negativ (German), келеңсіз (keleñsız) (Kazakh), negativo (Portuguese), отрица́тельный (otricátelʹnyj) (Russian), негати́вный (negatívnyj) (Russian), negatívny (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-7nnJyWJS Disambiguation of 'damaging': 1 1 3 4 2 61 2 2 2 17 2 2 1 0 Disambiguation of 'inherently damaging': 3 3 3 13 3 31 6 4 5 12 3 10 3 3
  7. (often used pejoratively) Pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things. Tags: often Translations (pessimistic): سَلْبِيّ (salbiyy) (Arabic), negativ (Danish), kielteinen (Finnish), negatiivinen (Finnish), pessimistinen (Finnish), negatywny (Polish), negatívny (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-7sw3ZR63 Disambiguation of 'pessimistic': 4 4 2 9 3 1 51 1 7 3 2 8 3 1
  8. Of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours of the original, and the relations of left and right, are reversed. Translations (of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed): سَالِب (sālib) (Arabic), neqativ (Azerbaijani), негативен (negativen) (Bulgarian), negatiivinen (Finnish), negatywowy (Polish), negatívny (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-EOCoWzXu Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed': 3 3 2 9 2 2 5 52 5 2 2 8 3 1
  9. (chemistry) Metalloidal, nonmetallic; contrasted with positive or basic. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (chemistry: metalloidal; nonmetallic): سَالِب (sālib) (Arabic), negatiivinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-sZ33-lbt Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry: metalloidal; nonmetallic': 6 6 1 14 1 1 7 2 36 3 3 14 4 2
  10. (New Age jargon, derogatory) Often preceded by emotion, energy, feeling, or thought: to be avoided, bad, difficult, disagreeable, painful, potentially damaging, unpleasant, unwanted. Tags: New-Age, derogatory, jargon Categories (topical): Energy
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-F12e4P8Q Disambiguation of Energy: 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  11. Characterized by the presence of features which do not support a hypothesis.
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-YRcgTDAJ
  12. (slang) HIV negative. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-1DjVZ9lg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 1 14 2 1 6 3 7 3 3 14 4 3 1 1 3 0 3 3 9 4 0 3 0 0 5 1
  13. (slang) COVID-19 negative. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-P8LIb45T
  14. (hyperbolic) No, not any, zero. Tags: excessive
    Sense id: en-negative-en-adj-gRFlV1Kk Categories (other): English hyperboles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: −ve [abbreviation] Related terms: negate, negation, negativism, negatory Translations (mathematics: less than zero): բացասական (bacʿasakan) (Armenian), mənfi (Azerbaijani), negatibo (Basque), отрицателен (otricatelen) (Bulgarian), negatiu [masculine] (Catalan), estrictament negatiu [masculine] (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (fù) (Chinese Mandarin), záporný (Czech), negativ (Danish), negatief (Dutch), min (Dutch), negatiivinen (Finnish), strictement négatif (French), αρνητικός (arnitikós) (Greek), (fu) (Japanese), [hangeul] (Korean), ujemny (Polish), negativo (Portuguese), отрица́тельный (otricátelʹnyj) (Russian), záporný (Slovak), negatívny (Slovak), negativ (Swedish), baling (Tagalog), ลบ (lóp) (Thai), âm (Vietnamese)

Interjection

IPA: /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [General-American], /-ɾɪv/ [General-American], /ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-negative.ogg [General-American], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-negative.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English negative, negatif, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), from negāre (“to deny”); see negate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁eǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|negative}} Middle English negative, {{m|enm|negatif}} negatif, {{der|en|fro|negatif}} Old French negatif, {{der|en|la|negātīvus|t=that denies, negative}} Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), {{m|la|negāre|t=to deny}} negāre (“to deny”), {{m|la|negate}} negate Head templates: {{en-interj}} negative
  1. (law, signalling) No; nay. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-negative-en-intj-TGNGUn1H Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: −ve [abbreviation]

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [General-American], /-ɾɪv/ [General-American], /ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-negative.ogg [General-American], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-negative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: negatives [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English negative, negatif, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), from negāre (“to deny”); see negate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁eǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|negative}} Middle English negative, {{m|enm|negatif}} negatif, {{der|en|fro|negatif}} Old French negatif, {{der|en|la|negātīvus|t=that denies, negative}} Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), {{m|la|negāre|t=to deny}} negāre (“to deny”), {{m|la|negate}} negate Head templates: {{en-noun}} negative (plural negatives)
  1. Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto Translations (refusal or withholding of assent; veto, prohibition): забрана (zabrana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), вето (veto) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vastustus (Finnish), veto (Finnish), kielto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-Mu2C-8Pi Disambiguation of 'refusal or withholding of assent; veto, prohibition': 66 1 20 2 3 2 3 0 1
  2. An unfavorable point or characteristic.
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-pIsPogIr
  3. (law) A right of veto. Categories (topical): Law Translations (legal: right of veto): вето (veto) [neuter] (Bulgarian), veto-oikeus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-XL2ng3d- Topics: law Disambiguation of 'legal: right of veto': 18 1 74 1 1 2 2 0 1
  4. (photography) An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse. Categories (topical): Photography Translations (photography): صُورَة سَالِبَة (ṣūra sāliba) [feminine] (Arabic), негатив (negativ) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 底片 (dǐpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), negativ [masculine] (Czech), negatiivi (Finnish), nega [colloquial] (Finnish), négatif [masculine] (French), film négatif [masculine] (French), Negativfilm [masculine] (German), Negativ [neuter] (German), αρνητικό (arnitikó) [neuter] (Greek), תשליל (tashlíl) [masculine] (Hebrew), נגטיב (negatív) [masculine] (Hebrew), negatív (Hungarian), negatif (Indonesian), claonchló [masculine] (Irish), negativo [masculine] (Italian), negativa [feminine] (Italian), 陰画 (inga) (alt: いんが) (Japanese), ネガフィルム (negafirumu) (Japanese), negatyw [masculine] (Polish), negativa [feminine] (Portuguese), негати́в (negatív) [masculine] (Russian), negatív (Slovak), negativo [masculine] (Spanish), negativ [neuter] (Swedish), negatif (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-y1fOCemF Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'photography': 7 2 2 71 3 3 7 1 3
  5. (grammar) A word that indicates negation. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammar: word that indicates negation): отрицание (otricanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kieltosana (Finnish), diúltach [masculine] (Irish), negativa [feminine] (Italian), うちけし (uchikeshi) (Japanese), tūwhakakāhore (Maori), zaprzeczenie [neuter] (Polish), отрица́ние (otricánije) [neuter] (Russian), zápor (Slovak), negácia (Slovak), olumsuz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-oErVryuq Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: word that indicates negation': 3 3 1 4 67 10 5 0 6
  6. (mathematics) A negative quantity. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: negative quantity): (fù) (Chinese Mandarin), negatiivinen suure (Finnish), negatiivinen luku (Finnish), שלילי (shlilí) [masculine] (Hebrew), negativo [masculine] (Italian), negativo [masculine] (Portuguese), отрица́тельная величина́ (otricátelʹnaja veličiná) [feminine] (Russian), negativo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-tOlrjVVX Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: negative quantity': 1 2 1 3 6 78 2 0 7
  7. (weightlifting) A repetition performed with a weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement. Categories (topical): Weightlifting
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-~z1W2cOy Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting
  8. The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-a5N1QPnS
  9. (logic) A statement that something didn’t happen or doesn’t exist. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-negative-en-noun-l5QuCcWP Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: −ve [abbreviation] Derived forms: double negative, false negative, internegative

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ [General-American], /-ɾɪv/ [General-American], /ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-negative.ogg [General-American], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-negative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: negatives [present, singular, third-person], negativing [participle, present], negatived [participle, past], negatived [past]
Etymology: From Middle English negative, negatif, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), from negāre (“to deny”); see negate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁eǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|negative}} Middle English negative, {{m|enm|negatif}} negatif, {{der|en|fro|negatif}} Old French negatif, {{der|en|la|negātīvus|t=that denies, negative}} Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), {{m|la|negāre|t=to deny}} negāre (“to deny”), {{m|la|negate}} negate Head templates: {{en-verb}} negative (third-person singular simple present negatives, present participle negativing, simple past and past participle negatived)
  1. (transitive) To refuse; to veto. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-negative-en-verb-s8IPZlNB
  2. (transitive) To contradict. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-negative-en-verb-k5JgRcgs
  3. (transitive) To disprove. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-negative-en-verb-mybVFxxH
  4. (transitive) To make ineffective; to neutralize, to negate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-negative-en-verb-~EqbkaHr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: −ve [abbreviation] Derived forms: negativation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "A negative"
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      "word": "carbon negative"
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      "word": "negative crystal"
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      "word": "negative cutter"
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      "word": "negative deficit"
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      "word": "negative equity"
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      "word": "negative feedback"
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      "word": "negative growth"
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      "word": "negative hallucination"
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      "word": "negative ice"
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      "word": "negative income tax"
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      "word": "negative indexing"
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      "word": "negative logic"
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      "word": "negative lookahead"
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      "word": "negative lookaround"
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      "word": "negative lookbehind"
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      "word": "negative majority"
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      "word": "negative Nancy"
    },
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      "word": "negative Ned"
    },
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      "word": "negative Nelly"
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      "word": "negativeness"
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      "word": "negative number"
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      "word": "negative option"
    },
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      "word": "negative pickup"
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      "word": "negative pledge"
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      "word": "negative polarity item"
    },
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      "word": "negative pregnant"
    },
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      "word": "negative pressure"
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      "word": "negative priming"
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      "word": "negative proof"
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          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
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          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
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        },
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        },
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          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
          "word": "адмо́ўны"
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        {
          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
          "code": "be",
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          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
          "word": "нэгаты́ўны"
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          "roman": "otricátelen",
          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
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          "word": "negatiu"
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          "word": "否定的"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
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          "word": "negatief"
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          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
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          "word": "negativa"
        },
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        {
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          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
          "word": "უარყოფითი"
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          "word": "ნეგატიური"
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          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
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          "word": "diúltach"
        },
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          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
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          "roman": "sogeukjeogin",
          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
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        {
          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
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        {
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        {
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          "word": "отрица́тельный"
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          "roman": "negatívnyj",
          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
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        {
          "_dis1": "37 3 2 4 3 1 13 3 8 2 9 3 1 11",
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "not positive or neutral",
          "word": "tiêu cực"
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          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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        },
        {
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          "word": "négatif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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            "masculine"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 68 3 5 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 0",
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          "ref": "2009, Christopher Johns, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner, John Wiley & Sons, page 15",
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "damaging",
      "word": "undesirable"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "−ve"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "salbiyy",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "سَلْبِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žxtakan",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "ժխտական"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿasakan",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "բացասական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "mənfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "neqativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "ezkor"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "admóŭny",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "адмо́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nehatýŭny",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "нэгаты́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otricátelen",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "отрица́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "negatíven",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "негати́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negatiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǒudìng de",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "否定的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negatief"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "kielteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "négatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uarq̇opiti",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "უარყოფითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "negaṭiuri",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "ნეგატიური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "arnētikós",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "ἀρνητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shlilí",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שלילי"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shlilít",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "שלילית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negatív"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "neikvæður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negatífur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "diúltach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひていの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hitei no",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "否定の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひていてきな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hiteiteki na",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "否定的な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "negativtı",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "негативті"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "negativtık",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "негативтік"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sogeukjeogin",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "소극적인"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "ujemny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negatywny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otricátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "отрица́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "negatívnyj",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "негати́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negatívny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "záporný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "olumsuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "menfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "eksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidʺjémnyj",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "від'є́мний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nehatývnyj",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "негати́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "tiêu cực"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "not positive or neutral",
      "word": "negyddol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "salbiyy",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "سَلْبِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sālib",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "سَالِب"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿasakan",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "բացասական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "mənfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otricatelen",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "отрицателен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negatiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "záporný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negatief"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "négatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shlilí",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שלילי"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shlilít",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "שלילית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negatív"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "neikvæður"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "diúltach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "tōraro"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "ujemny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otricátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "отрица́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "záporný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "r̥ṇātmaka",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "ఋణాత్మక"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of electrical charge",
      "word": "âm"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿasakan",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "բացասական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "mənfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "negatibo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otricatelen",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "отрицателен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negatiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estrictament negatiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "負"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fù",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "负"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "záporný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "negatief"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "min"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "strictement négatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "arnitikós",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "αρνητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fu",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "負"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "tags": [
        "hangeul"
      ],
      "word": "음"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "ujemny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otricátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "отрица́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "záporný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "negatívny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "baling"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lóp",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "ลบ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mathematics: less than zero",
      "word": "âm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "manfiyy",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "مَنْفِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žxtakan",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "ժխտական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "inkar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "negatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ontkenning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ontkennende vorm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "kielteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "kieltävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "négatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "arnitikós",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "αρνητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "arnētikós",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "ἀρνητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "negatywny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "negación"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "linguistics: denying a proposition",
      "word": "phủ định"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "salbiyy",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "سَلْبِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "mənfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "消極"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiāojí",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "消极"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "vahingollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "schlecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "keleñsız",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "келеңсіз"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "inherently damaging",
      "word": "отрица́тельный"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "негати́вный"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "inherently damaging",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "salbiyy",
      "sense": "pessimistic",
      "word": "سَلْبِيّ"
    },
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "pessimistic",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pessimistic",
      "word": "kielteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pessimistic",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pessimistic",
      "word": "pessimistinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pessimistic",
      "word": "negatywny"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "pessimistic",
      "word": "negatívny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sālib",
      "sense": "of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed",
      "word": "سَالِب"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed",
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    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "negativen",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed",
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    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours and relations are reversed",
      "word": "negatívny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sālib",
      "sense": "chemistry: metalloidal; nonmetallic",
      "word": "سَالِب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "chemistry: metalloidal; nonmetallic",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "New Age jargon",
      "word": "negatiivinen"
    }
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}

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      "word": "double negative"
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      "word": "false negative"
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          "ref": "1787, Luther Martin, cited in The Constitutional Convention Of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia Of America's Founding (2005), Volume 1, page 391",
          "text": "And as to the Constitutionality of laws, that point will come before the Judges in their proper official character. In this character they have a negative on the laws."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1788, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, no. 68",
          "text": "The qualified negative of the President differs widely from this absolute negative of the British sovereign; […]"
        },
        {
          "text": "1983, INS v. Chadha, Opinion of the Court\nIn the convention there does not seem to have been much diversity of opinion on the subject of the propriety of giving to the president a negative on the laws."
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zabrana",
      "sense": "refusal or withholding of assent; veto, prohibition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "забрана"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "veto",
      "sense": "refusal or withholding of assent; veto, prohibition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "вето"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "refusal or withholding of assent; veto, prohibition",
      "word": "vastustus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "refusal or withholding of assent; veto, prohibition",
      "word": "veto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "refusal or withholding of assent; veto, prohibition",
      "word": "kielto"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "veto",
      "sense": "legal: right of veto",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "вето"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "legal: right of veto",
      "word": "veto-oikeus"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṣūra sāliba",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "صُورَة سَالِبَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "negativ",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "негатив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǐpiàn",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "底片"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "negatiivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "nega"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "négatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "film négatif"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Negativfilm"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "arnitikó",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αρνητικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tashlíl",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תשליל"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "negatív",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "נגטיב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "negatív"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "negatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "claonchló"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "negativa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いんが",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "inga",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "陰画"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "negafirumu",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "ネガフィルム"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negatyw"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "negativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "negatív",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "негати́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "negatív"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "negativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "photography",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "negativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "photography",
      "word": "negatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otricanie",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "word": "kieltosana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diúltach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "negativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "uchikeshi",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "word": "うちけし"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "word": "tūwhakakāhore"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zaprzeczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otricánije",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отрица́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "word": "zápor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "word": "negácia"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "grammar: word that indicates negation",
      "word": "olumsuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fù",
      "sense": "mathematics: negative quantity",
      "word": "负"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mathematics: negative quantity",
      "word": "negatiivinen suure"
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