negativism
Example Sentences
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"We have run a very positive campaign because we want to get rid of all the negativism in the Netherlands over the past few years," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was working to address financial system vulnerabilities and economic risks, but cautioned against too much negativism in the outlook.
From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2023
Yet this exploration of American society is unrelieved in its negativism.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2018
"I want to see some of the positive things there, come out and report on them, because there has been so much negativism about North Korea."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2018
He was slow and flaccid, with the kind of world-weary negativism you might find in employees behind the counter of a fast-food restaurant at a highway rest stop.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
