negative attitude

negative attitude
negative attitude [n] pessimism chip on one’s shoulder*, cynicism, dim view*, expectation of the worst, gloomy outlook, hopelessness, lack of confidence, low spirits, negativism; concepts 410,689

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  • negative attitude — attitude which expresses denial or refusal, opposing relation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • negative attitude — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. pessimism, cynicism, *chip on one s shoulder, doubt, prophecy of doom, lack of confidence …   English dictionary for students

  • attitude — 01. You will never improve if you don t change your negative [attitude]. 02. Her upbeat, positive [attitude] kept everyone from getting too worried. 03. Her son has a real [attitude], so the other children don t want to play with him. 04. She has …   Grammatical examples in English

  • negative — I UK [ˈneɡətɪv] / US adjective *** 1) expressing disagreement or criticism a negative response a negative opinion of her qualifications a) expressing opposition to something, especially when there is a choice His answer was negative. b)… …   English dictionary

  • negative — 1 adjective 1 EFFECT bad or harmful: socialist policies that have had a negative effect on the country s economy | I think our relationship was very negative and destructive. opposite positive (7) 2 ATTITUDE considering only the bad qualities of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • attitude — attitudinal, adj. /at i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, esp. of the mind: a negative attitude; group attitudes. 2. position or posture of the body… …   Universalium

  • negative — negatively, adv. negativeness, negativity, n. /neg euh tiv/, adj., n., adv., v., negatived, negativing, interj. adj. 1. expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question. 2. refusing consent, as to a proposal: a… …   Universalium

  • negative — [[t]ne̱gətɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ negatives 1) ADJ GRADED A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful. The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative... All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal… …   English dictionary

  • negative — neg|a|tive1 W2S2 [ˈnegətıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad)¦ 2¦(not liking somebody/something)¦ 3¦(no/not)¦ 4¦(scientific test)¦ 5¦(electricity)¦ 6¦(number/quantity)¦ 7¦(blood)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BAD)¦ harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • attitude — at|ti|tude W1S1 [ˈætıtju:d US tu:d] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Late Latin aptitudo fitness , from Latin aptus; APT] 1.) [U and C] the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something attitude to/towards ▪ Pete s attitude… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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