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neg·a·tiv·ism

(nĕg′ə-tĭ-vĭz′əm)

1. The practice or habit of being skeptical, critical, or pessimistic, especially toward the views or suggestions of others.

2. Behavior characterized by persistent refusal, without apparent or logical reasons, to act on or carry out suggestions, orders, or instructions of others.

neg′a·tiv·ist n.

neg′a·tiv·is′tic adj.

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negativism

(ˈnɛɡətɪvˌɪzəm)

1. a tendency to be or a state of being unconstructively critical

2. (Philosophy) any sceptical or derisive system of thought

3. (Psychiatry) psychiatry refusal to do what is expected or suggested or the tendency to do the opposite

ˈnegativist n, adj

ˌnegativˈistic adj

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neg•a•tiv•ism

(ˈnɛg ə tɪˌvɪz əm)

n.

1. a negative or pessimistic attitude.

2. Psychol. a tendency to resist external commands, suggestions, or expectations, or internal stimuli, as hunger, by doing nothing or something contrary or unrelated to the stimulus.

[1815–25]

neg′a•tiv•ist, n.

neg`a•tiv•is′tic, adj.

negativism

1. an attitude characterized by an unwillingness to follow suggestions or orders, as in children.
2. a pessimistic approach to life. See also philosophy. — negativist, n., adj., — negativistic, adj.

neg·a·tiv·ism

n. negativismo, conducta caracterizada por una actuación opuesta a la sugerida.

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negativism

n (psych, etc.) negativismo

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