negativism

English

Etymology

negative +‎ -ism

Noun

negativism (countable and uncountable, plural negativisms)

1. A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
   • 1981 August 15, Priscilla Golding, “A Disservice”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 5, page 4:

     It's easier to sow inner dissension than to unite for betterment. Negativism can even be fun for some who have such limited vision that they can't "see" how mch has already been achieved by those who struggle rather than just bitch.

2. A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.

Translations

A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude

• Bulgarian: негативизъм (negativizǎm)
• Catalan: negativisme (ca) m
• French: négativisme (fr) m
• Galician: negativismo m
• Italian: negativismo m
• Portuguese: negativismo m
• Slovak: negativizmus
• Spanish: negativismo m

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French négativisme. By surface analysis, negativ +‎ -ism.

Noun

negativism n (uncountable)

1. negativism

Declension

declension of negativism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) negativism	negativismul
genitive/dative	(unui) negativism	negativismului
vocative	negativismule