negativity
pronunciation
How to pronounce negativity in British English:
UK [ˌnegəˈtɪvəti]
How to pronounce negativity in American English:
US [ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti]
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- Noun:
- the disagreeable quality of one who dissents
- characterized by habitual skepticism and a tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
- (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
Word Origin
- negativity (n.)
- 1842, from negative + -ity.
Example
- 1. Negativity is the mortal sin of the genius .
- 2. Then all the negativity feeds on each other and the animosity grows .
- 3. This trains your mind to associate that type of persistent negativity with something unpleasant .
- 4. By doing this alone the participants felt less negativity , less threatened , and less discriminatory .
- 5. My intent is only to better explain the true nature of positivity and negativity to those who are striving for an accurate model of reality .