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negative attitude

NOUN

bad attitude

Synonyms

WEAK

chip on one's shoulder cynicism defeatism dim view discouragement expectation of the worst gloomy outlook hopelessness lack of confidence low spirits negative thinking negativism pessimism

Example Sentences

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"We unofficially got information that the draft of the decision is written with a negative attitude," the campaign organisers wrote on their website this week.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

It provoked a negative attitude — he describes himself then as a “bratty young kid” — leading to a wake-up call.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

“We have an extremely negative attitude towards this. And this, of course, complicates the prospects for normalizing our relations with Meta,” Peskov told reporters during his daily conference call, the Associated Press reported.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2024

There's a "very negative attitude" towards the status, one current UK non-dom says.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023

On the other hand, it seems plain that to these three negative qualities of the sacred taken together there corresponds on the part of man a certain negative attitude of mind.

From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert