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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnegative Antwort
Pronunciation / Transliteration: neɡaːtɪvə ˈantvɔʁt
"Wir haben leider eine negative Antwort erhalten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A reply or reaction that expresses refusal, disagreement, or a denial of a request or proposition.
"We received a negative response to our job application after waiting two weeks." - 2
An adverse or unfavorable feedback signal or measurement in a technical or experimental context.
"The patient showed a negative response to the new medication."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'negative', derived from the Latin 'negativus' (meaning 'denying'), and 'response', from the Latin 'responsum' (meaning 'an answer'). Together in Late Middle English and Modern English contexts, it describes a reply that expresses refusal, denial, or a counter-statement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Negative response" is said worldwide
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réponse négative
Transliteration: ʁepɔ̃s neɡativ
"Il a reçu une réponse négative à sa demande."
negative Antwort
Transliteration: neɡaːtɪvə ˈantvɔʁt
"Wir haben leider eine negative Antwort erhalten."
risposta negativa
Transliteration: risˈpɔsta neɡaˈtiva
"La sua proposta ha ottenuto una risposta negativa."
respuesta negativa
Transliteration: resˈpuesta neɣaˈtiva
"Temo que obtengamos una respuesta negativa."
resposta negativa
Transliteration: ʁesˈpɔstɐ neɡaˈtivɐ
"Ele ficou chateado com a resposta negativa."
नकारात्मक प्रतिक्रिया
Transliteration: nakaratmak pratikriya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमें इस प्रस्ताव पर नकारात्मक प्रतिक्रिया मिली।"
否定回答
Transliteration: fǒudìng huífù
Script: 中文汉字
"我们对这个请求得到了否定回答。"
부정적 반응
Transliteration: bujeongjeok baneung
Script: 한국어 한글
"고객들로부터 부정적 반응이 나왔다."
否定的返答
Transliteration: hōtei-teki hentō
Script: 日本語
"その提案に対して否定的返答があった。"
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