negativism
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Characteristics include feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job.
From Fox News
“It’s one thing for Spiro Agnew to call everyone in the press ‘nattering nabobs of negativism,’” he said, referring to the former vice president’s famous critique of how journalists covered President Richard M. Nixon.
From New York Times
It is characterised by feelings of exhaustion, negativism or cynicism related to one's job and poor performance.
From BBC
Pitch to MPs: The other candidates are either spinning fairy tales or spreading negativism about Brexit.
From BBC
“The Visit,” described by The New York Times as “a bold, grisly drama of negativism” when it opened on Broadway to great acclaim in 1958, concerned the revenge of a once-despised, now enormously rich woman.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
