Negative vs. Passive
Difference Between Negative and Passive
Negativeadjective
Not positive or neutral.
Passiveadjective
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Negativeadjective
(physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles
Passiveadjective
Taking no action.
He remained passive during the protest.Negativeadjective
(mathematics) Of a number: less than zero
Passiveadjective
(grammar) Being in the passive voice.
Negativeadjective
Denying a proposition.
Passiveadjective
(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
Negativeadjective
Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable.
Passiveadjective
(finance) Not participating in management.
Negativeadjective
Often used pejoratively: pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.
Passiveadjective
(aviation) Without motive power.
a passive balloon; a passive aeroplane; passive flight, such as gliding and soaringNegativeadjective
Of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours of the original, and the relations of left and right, are reversed.
Passivenoun
The passive voice of verbs.
Negativeadjective
(chemistry) Metalloidal, nonmetallic; contrasted with positive or basic.
The nitro group is negative.Passivenoun
A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
Negativeadjective
Often preceded by emotion, energy, feeling, or thought: to be avoided, bad, difficult, disagreeable, painful, potentially damaging, unpleasant, unwanted.
Passivenoun
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb;
`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passiveNegativeadjective
Characterized by the presence of features which do not support a hypothesis.
Passiveadjective
lacking in energy or will;
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneselfNegativenoun
Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
Passiveadjective
peacefully resistant in response to injustice;
passive resistanceNegativenoun
(law) A right of veto.
Passiveadjective
expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb;
academics seem to favor passive sentencesNegativenoun
(photography) An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
Negativenoun
(grammar) A word that indicates negation.
Negativenoun
(mathematics) A negative quantity.
Negativenoun
(weightlifting): A rep performed with weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement.
Negativenoun
The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
Negativeverb
(transitive) To refuse; to veto.
Negativeverb
(transitive) To contradict.
Negativeverb
(transitive) To disprove.
Negativeverb
(transitive) To make ineffective; to neutralize.
Negativeinterjection
An elaborate synonym for no.
Negativenoun
a reply of denial;
he answered in the negativeNegativenoun
a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed
Negativeverb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent;
The President vetoed the billNegativeadjective
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features;
a negative outlook on lifea colorless negative personalitya negative evaluationa negative reaction to an advertising campaigna positive attitudethe reviews were all positivea positive benefita positive demandNegativeadjective
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
Negativeadjective
having a negative electric charge;
electrons are negativeprotons are positiveNegativeadjective
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
Negativeadjective
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant;
ran a negative campaigndelinquents retarded by their negative outlook on lifeNegativeadjective
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition;
the HIV test was negativeNegativeadjective
less than zero;
a negative numberNegativeadjective
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions;
negative criticismNegativeadjective
involving disadvantage or harm;
minus (or negative) factors
