n. a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed

n. a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"

v. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

adj. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

adj. (backward)

adj. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"

adj. 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"

adj. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"

adj. having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"

v. rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

adj. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

adj. expressing or manifesting disapproval

adj. causing negative effects

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

adj. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"

adj. expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"

adj. expressing extreme contempt

adj. showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress"

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

adj. expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"

adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

adj. unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"

adj. not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"

adj. used of hair

adj. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

adj. turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"

adj. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

adj. directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

adj. (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

adj. referring back to itself

adj. looking backward

adj. drawn back and in; "a cat with retracted claws"

adj. bent or curved backward

adj. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

adj. tending to be turned back

adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"

adj. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"

adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

adj. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"

adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

adj. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

adj. not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"

adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"

adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"

adj. causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

adj. expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds

adj. not furnishing support or assistance

adj. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

adj. causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war"

adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

adj. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

adj. destructive to the spirit or soul; "soul-destroying labor"

adj. wearing away by friction; "the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"

adj. making undecipherable or imperceptible: "obliterating mists"; "an obscurant bank of clouds"

adj. ruinously destructive and wasting; "a ravaging illness"

adj. laying waste; "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare

n. a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"

adj. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"

adj. encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

adj. possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics

adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

adj. having no net electric charge; not electrified

adj. having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"