Negativas (en. Negative)

/neɡa'tiβas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Aspects that are adverse or unfavorable.

Negatives on an exam can reduce the final grade.

Las negativas en un examen pueden reducir la calificación final.

Responses or judgments that express rejection or disagreement.

I received several rejections from the companies I applied to.

Recibí varias negativas de las empresas a las que postulé.

Qualities that denote a lack of positivity.

It is important not to let yourself be influenced by others' negatives.

Es importante no dejarse influenciar por las negativas de los demás.

From the Latin 'negativus', which means 'that denies'.

to have a negative attitude

To maintain a pessimistic or unfavorable perspective on a situation.

tener una actitud negativa

negative responses

Responses that reject a proposal or request.

respuestas negativas

negative thoughts

Ideas or beliefs that are harmful or unoptimistic.

pensamientos negativos

opposition

Resistance or rejection to something.

oposición

negation

Act of rejecting or not accepting something.

negación

pessimism

Tendency to see or present things unfavorably.

pesimismo

Strong rejection.

Your order was received with strong negatives.

Tu pedido fue recibido con negativas rotundas.

To analyze critically.

His refusal to accept constructive criticism limited him.

Su negativa a aceptar críticas constructivas lo limitó.