Word: negativism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: neg
a
tiv
ism
Definition: A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
Morphemes:
Affix: neg
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An expression or implication that one has a negative value judgement of someone in order to make them desire one's approval, especially when trying to pick up a date.
Affix: -ative
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of, related to, or associated with the thing specified
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.