An American variant spelling of 'negativism' — the tendency toward negative thinking, refusal, or opposition.
An American variant spelling of 'negativism' — the tendency toward negative thinking, refusal, or opposition. Used in psychological and philosophical contexts to describe a disposition of persistent denial or resistance. The shorter 'negatism' form appears mainly in older American texts and is not standard in contemporary usage, where 'negativism' is preferred.
The team's negatism about every new proposal was starting to slow the whole project down.
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(US) negativism.
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