"negativism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: negativisms [plural]
Etymology: From negative + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negative|ism}} negative + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} negativism (countable and uncountable, plural negativisms)
  1. A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude): негативизъм (negativizǎm) (Bulgarian), negativisme [masculine] (Catalan), négativisme [masculine] (French), negativismo [masculine] (Galician), negativismo [masculine] (Italian), negativismo [masculine] (Portuguese), negativizmus (Slovak), negativismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-negativism-en-noun-9zqLifex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude': 96 4
  2. A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-negativism-en-noun-iwphIR1h

Inflected forms

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