negativity
/ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti/noun
उच्चारण नेगटिवटी
नकारात्मकता
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a tendency to consider only the bad side of something or somebody; a lack of enthusiasm or hope
नकारात्मकता
- Avoid negativity before the exam.
- Radhika avoids negativity by surrounding herself with positive friends.
- Try to avoid negativity when you talk about your goals.
+ 2 more examples
- The team's negativity lowered everyone's spirits.
- Social media can sometimes spread negativity.
Synonyms pessimism cynicism defeatism gloom hopelessness
Opposite positivity optimism hopefulness enthusiasm
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
negativity (uncountable)
Negativity is uncountable. It means a habit of seeing only the bad side, or a lack of hope.
'Negativity' uncountable है। इसका अर्थ केवल बुरा पक्ष देखने की आदत या आशा की कमी है।
- Negativity can lower a team's confidence.
- She avoids negativity and stays calm.
negativity about/towards something
Use about or towards to show what the negative attitude is directed at.
नकारात्मक रवैया किस ओर है, यह बताने के लिए 'about' या 'towards' का प्रयोग होता है।
- His negativity about exams affected his marks.
- There is a lot of negativity towards the new rule.
full of negativity
Use full of, free from or filled with to describe amounts of negative thinking.
नकारात्मक सोच की मात्रा बताने के लिए full of, free from या filled with का प्रयोग होता है।
- The meeting was full of negativity.
- Try to keep your mind free from negativity.
adjective: negative
The adjective is negative, with the noun negativity for the attitude. Do not confuse it with a negative sentence in grammar.
विशेषण 'negative' है और रवैये के लिए noun 'negativity' है। इसे grammar के negative sentence से न मिलाइए।
- Negative thoughts lead to more negativity.
+Collocations 5
verb + negativity
avoidspreadovercomereducefight
- Good friends help you overcome negativity.
adjective + negativity
constantunnecessarygrowingonlinepublic
- Online negativity affects teenagers badly.
negativity + noun
biasspiralcycleculture
- He fell into a spiral of negativity before the interview.
negativity + preposition
abouttowardsaroundin
- There was strong negativity in the room.
negativity + around
around examsaround resultsaround changearound the team
- There was a lot of negativity around the new timetable.
“More examples 6
- Radhika keeps away from friends who spread negativity.
राधिका उन दोस्तों से दूर रहती है जो नकारात्मकता फैलाते हैं।
- Constant negativity can make small problems look huge.
लगातार नकारात्मकता छोटी समस्याओं को बहुत बड़ा दिखा सकती है।
- The teacher asked the class to leave negativity outside the room.
शिक्षक ने कक्षा से नकारात्मकता कमरे के बाहर छोड़ने को कहा।
- News channels are sometimes accused of spreading negativity.
समाचार चैनलों पर कभी-कभी नकारात्मकता फैलाने का आरोप लगता है।
- Positive thinking is the best answer to negativity.
सकारात्मक सोच नकारात्मकता का सबसे अच्छा उत्तर है।
- She replied to the criticism calmly and without negativity.
उसने आलोचना का उत्तर शांति से और बिना नकारात्मकता के दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He has a lot of negativities.
✓ He has a lot of negativity.
Negativity is uncountable and is not used in the plural.
'Negativity' uncountable है और उसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता।
✗ She is full of negativity thoughts.
✓ She is full of negative thoughts.
Before a noun, the adjective negative is needed, not the noun negativity.
Noun से पहले विशेषण 'negative' चाहिए, संज्ञा 'negativity' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
pessimism cynicism defeatism gloom hopelessness
Antonyms
positivity optimism hopefulness enthusiasm
AaSpelling
neg·a·tiv·i·ty
?Which word?
Keep the negative-attitude words together: negativity, pessimism (expecting the worst), cynicism (believing people act only for themselves), defeatism (expecting to fail), fatalism (believing events cannot be changed).
नकारात्मक दृष्टिकोण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: negativity, pessimism (सबसे बुरे की अपेक्षा, निराशावाद), cynicism (लोग केवल अपने लिए काम करते हैं यह मानना), defeatism (हार की अपेक्षा), fatalism (घटनाएँ बदली नहीं जा सकतीं यह मानना, भाग्यवाद)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Every cloud has a silver lining.'
कहावत 'Every cloud has a silver lining'।