Adjective
1. 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"2. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
3. having a negative electric charge;
"electrons are negative"4. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
5. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant;
"ran a negative campaign""delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"6. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition;
"the HIV test was negative"7. less than zero;
"a negative number"8. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions;
"negative criticism"9. involving disadvantage or harm;
"minus (or negative) factors"