negativ
negative
English translations
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German meaning: Negativ bedeutet ablehnend, ungünstig oder das Gegenteil von positiv. English meaning: Negative means unfavorable, disapproving, or the opposite of positive. Synonym: nachteilig, ungünstig German example: Das Ergebnis des Tests war negativ. English example: The result of the test was negative. Type: Noun Article: das Singular Form: das Negativ Plural Form: die Negative
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Aussage oder ein Ergebnis, das unerwünscht oder ungünstig ist; das Gegenteil von positiv.
- English meaning
- Negative
- Synonym
- ablehnend
- German example
- Das Ergebnis des Tests war negativ.
- English example
- The result of the test was negative.
- Comparative
- negativerSuperlative: am negativsten
Related words
- Negativität
Negativity
- elektronegativ
Electronegativity is a measure of how strongly an atom attracts electrons in a chemical bond.
- Elektronegativität
Electronegativity
- Verstrickung
Entanglement
- Kettenhund
Lackey, henchman
- Selbstzensur
Self-censorship
- Schlitzohr
Sly dog
- ins Kraut schießen
to run rampant, to get out of hand
- Beigeschmack
Aftertaste, undertone
- Betörung
Bewitchment
- Overkill
Overkill means to do more than necessary to achieve a goal, often with negative consequences.
- Minuszeichen
Minus sign
- Nacht-und-Nebel-Aktion
cloak-and-dagger operation
- Hater
hater
- Conduite
Conduct
- befallen
To befall
- schaden
Harm
- hinwegtäuschen
to gloss over, to cover up
- verdenken
To suspect
- schlechtreden
To badmouth
- schlechtmachen
To badmouth, to denigrate
- ankreiden
to blame someone for something
- vorwerfen
To accuse
- abbekommen
to get, to suffer
- tratschen
To gossip
- erbrüten
Hatch, plot
- hinwegschauen
To look away, to ignore
- entstellen
Disfigure
- anzetteln
To instigate, to provoke
- widerfahren
Widerfahren means that something happens to someone, usually something negative or unexpected.
- bestürzen
Dismay, shock
- heranbrechen
To 'heranbrechen' means that something begins suddenly and violently, often in a negative sense, like a storm or a conflict.
- sein wahres Gesicht zeigen
To show one's true colors
- seine Pappenheimer kennen
To know someone or something well and be able to assess them, often in a negative sense.
- auf die Nase binden
To hold something against someone
- schocken
To shock
- böse
Angry
- zinken
To mark
- schrecklich
terrible
- abgrundtief
Profound, abysmal
- raffiniert
cunning, sophisticated
- rückläufig
Declining, decreasing
- gezeichnet
Marked, scarred
- ablehnend
rejecting
- fruchtschädigend
Teratogenic means that something negatively affects or damages the development of an unborn child.
- gutmeinender
Well-meaning
- hyperpolarisiert
Hyperpolarized
- beschönigend
Euphemistic None
Example sentences with “negativ”
Das Ergebnis war negativ. (The result was negative.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'negativ'?
As an adjective, it doesn't have a plural, but it is declined: 'negative Ergebnisse'.