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negativity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++neg·a·tiv·i·ty /ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti/ noun [uncountable]  an attitude in which someone considers only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc, not the good ones 消极性
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negativityThe principle may also be instrumental in the transmission of disease to vulnerable receivers along with aggression, negativity, etc.In the final analysis, negativity or positivity within any given cultural form only exists within the positioning of the piece.Timmy says much the same thing but with less diplomacy, writing that harsh criticism and negativity are pulling the team apart.So what does that have to do with being stuck in career negativity?This is precisely how negativity works.You provide the food that negativity needs to exist, for without your fear, it can not exist.The strain, the negativity, the isolation all came with the territory.One manager said that for self-protection she became immune to the negativity.
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negativity
negativity /ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti, ˌneɡəˈtɪvɪti/ noun [uncountable]
an attitude in which someone considers only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc, not the good ones


nega·tiv·ityBrE /ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti/ 🔊 (also nega·tiv·ism BrE /ˈneɡətɪvɪzəm/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈneɡətɪvɪzəm/ 🔊) noun [uncountable] (formal) a tendency to consider only the bad side of sth/sb; a lack of enthusiasm or hope 否定性;消极性