negativism
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negativism — NEGATIVÍSM s.n. 1. Atitudine de ignorare voită sau de respingere sistematică şi fără discernământ a ceva care de fapt are şi elemente pozitive. 2. Simptom care apare în unele boli mintale şi care se caracterizează prin tendinţa bolnavului de a se … Dicționar Român
Negativism — may refer to: Pessimism A trait of catatonic stupor See also Negative (disambiguation) Negativity (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
negativism — (n.) 1824, the policy of opposition; see NEGATIVE (Cf. negative) + ISM (Cf. ism). In a psychological sense, it is attested from 1892 … Etymology dictionary
negativism — [neg′ə tiv iz΄əm] n. 1. an attitude or system of thought characterized by doubt and question, rather than approval and acceptance 2. Psychol. an attitude characterized by ignoring, resisting, or opposing suggestions or orders coming from other… … English World dictionary
negativism — A tendency to do the opposite of what one is requested to do, or to stubbornly resist for no apparent reason; seen in catatonic states and in toddlers. * * * neg·a·tiv·ism neg ət iv .iz əm n 1) an attitude of mind marked by skepticism about… … Medical dictionary
negativism — n. behaviour that is the opposite of that suggested by others. In active negativism the individual does the opposite of what he is asked (for example, he screws his eyes up when asked to open them). In psychosis it is usually associated with… … The new mediacal dictionary
negativism — noun Date: 1824 1. an attitude of mind marked by skepticism especially about nearly everything affirmed by others 2. a tendency to refuse to do, to do the opposite of, or to do something at variance with what is asked • negativist noun or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
negativism — negativist, n. negativistic, adj. /neg euh ti viz euhm/, n. 1. a negative or pessimistic attitude. 2. Psychol. a tendency to resist external commands, suggestions, or expectations, or internal stimuli, as hunger, by doing nothing or something… … Universalium
negativism — Synonyms and related words: abnegation, alienation, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, autism, autistic thinking, avoidance mechanism, blame shifting, blockage, blocking, challenge, check, clogging, closing up, closure, combative reaction,… … Moby Thesaurus
negativísm — s. n … Romanian orthography
