negativism

What does negativism mean?

negativism means "characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands".

How many syllables are in negativism?

negativism has 5 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈnɛɡətɪˌvɪzəm/.

What is another word for negativism?

Close synonyms include negativity, negativeness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is negativism a common word?

negativism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with negativism?

8 words rhyme with negativism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for negativism come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.