NEGATIVISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

Synonyms:

negativeness; negativism; negativity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("negativism" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Derivation:

negativist (someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions)