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

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates