Real Dictionary

negative
a person or thing that regulates [...]
a statement or act of denial, refusal, or negation [...]
of, relating to, or making predictions [...]
power to direct or determine [...]
the act or an instance of selecting or the state of being selected [...]
the act or process of regulating [...]
the desirability of a thing, often in respect of some property such as usefulness or exchangeability; worth, merit, or importance [...]
the return of part of the output of an electronic circuit, device, or mechanical system to its input, so modifying its characteristics. In negative feedback a rise in output energy reduces the input energy; in positive feedback an increase in output energ
the round or oval shape formed by a line, string, etc, that curves around to cross itself [...]
adjective: A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful.