Associations to the word «Negativism»

Wiktionary

NEGATIVISM, noun. A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
NEGATIVISM, noun. A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.

Dictionary definition

NEGATIVISM, noun. Characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery