negative in WordNet English dictionary

1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
   "The President vetoed the bill"
   veto  blackball  negative 
   

1. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
   "negative criticism"
   damaging  negative 
   
2. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
   "the HIV test was negative"
   negative  disconfirming 
   
3. having a negative charge
   "electrons are negative"
   negative  electronegative  negatively charged 
   
4. involving disadvantage or harm
   "minus (or negative) factors"
   minus  negative 
   
5. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
   negative 
   
6. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
   "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
   negative 
   
7. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
   "negative interest rates"
   negative 
   
8. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
   "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
   negative 
   
9. less than zero
   "a negative number"
   negative 
   

1. a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
   negative 
   
2. a reply of denial
   "he answered in the negative"
   negative