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negativity
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negativity
(noun)
negativity
/ˌnɛgə
ˈ
tɪvəti/
noun
negativity
/ˌnɛgə
ˈ
tɪvəti/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of NEGATIVITY
[
noncount
]
:
an attitude in which someone considers only the bad qualities of someone or something
Her
negativity
about society began to depress me.
There is a lot of
negativity
about the new boss.
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