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Negativism

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Noun

1. negativeness, negativism, negativity

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Negativism

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noun
1. 
a tendency to be or a state of being unconstructively critical
2. 
any sceptical or derisive system of thought
3. psychiatry
refusal to do what is expected or suggested or the tendency to do the opposite

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Negativism

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noun
1. 
an attitude or system of thought characterized by doubt and question, rather than approval and acceptance
2.  Psychology
an attitude characterized by ignoring, resisting, or opposing suggestions or orders coming from other people

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Negativism

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n.
1. The practice or habit of being skeptical, critical, or pessimistic, especially toward the views or suggestions of others.
2. Behavior characterized by persistent refusal, without apparent or logical reasons, to act on or carry out suggestions, orders, or instructions of others.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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