negativistic

Example Sentences

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Certainly this type of thinking is more valuable and constructive than the hysterical and negativistic brand so widespread at the moment.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Most of the patients showed a sullen, slightly aggressive, or negativistic behavior,” according to the book.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Shortly after confinement began, he became stuporous, being mute and negativistic, soiling, refusing food and showing stereotypy.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)

Four months after admission she was noted as being very resistive and negativistic, allowing saliva to accumulate in her mouth and making no attempt to keep the flies off her.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)

He was mute, negativistic, and assumed various uncomfortable and constrained attitudes.

From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard