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Negativism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A habitual attitude of skepticism or resistance to the suggestions, orders, or instructions of others.

n. Behavior characterized by persistent refusal, without apparent or logical reasons, to act on or carry out suggestions, orders, or instructions of others.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.

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

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The stand-point assumed, or the views held, by a negationist.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Word Usage

""Nattering nabobs of negativism" is one of the most popular turns of phrase associated with U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who served under Richard Nixon until resigning in October 1974, after pleading no contest to charges of tax fraud."

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