negativism n : characterized by habitual skepticism and a tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands [syn: negativity] [ant: positivism]

English

Noun

1. A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
2. A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.

Negativism may refer to:

• Pessimism, but rather specifically the philosophy that no knowledge is secure, and that we therefore know nothing.
• a behavior of a patient not wanted to be moved, nor to move on command. It is a trait of catatonic stupor.

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