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negative attitude

NOUN

bad attitude

Synonyms

WEAK

chip on one's shoulder cynicism defeatism dim view discouragement expectation of the worst gloomy outlook hopelessness lack of confidence low spirits negative thinking negativism pessimism

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negative attitude

"We unofficially got information that the draft of the decision is written with a negative attitude," the campaign organisers wrote on their website this week.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

It provoked a negative attitude — he describes himself then as a “bratty young kid” — leading to a wake-up call.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2025

There's a "very negative attitude" towards the status, one current UK non-dom says.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023

It could leave a lasting impact on the minds of the Russian people, giving them a negative attitude toward the West for a long time to come.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

As a consequence the opposition to our present nationalistic imperialism is tending to change from a merely negative attitude to a positive programme for an imperialism at once humane, democratic and international.

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.