- in a bad or harmful way
- to react negatively to stress
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- by considering only the bad side of something/somebody; in a way that lacks enthusiasm or hope
- Her father always spoke negatively about marriage.
- in a way that expresses the answer ‘no’
- to respond negatively to a question
- in a way that does not show any evidence of a particular substance or medical condition
- to test negatively for HIV
- (specialist) in a way that contains or produces the type of electricity that is carried by an electron
- negatively charged electrons
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