dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/neg_MW.json

{
  "Negeri Sembilan":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "state of Malaysia in the peninsular part of the country on the Strait of Malacca; capital Seremban area 2590 square miles (6708 square kilometers), population 1,009,000":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-gr\u0113-s\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0113-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114317",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Negev":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "region of southern Israel; a triangular wedge of desert touching the Gulf of Aqaba in the south":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-\u02ccgev"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164700",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Negishi":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1935\u20132021 Japanese-American chemist":[
        "Ei-ichi \\ \u02c8\u0101ch \\"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "ne-\u02c8g\u0113-sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174159",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Negombo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city on the west coast of Sri Lanka population 142,500":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "n\u0101-\u02c8g\u022fm-b\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063816",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "negate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to be ineffective or invalid":[
        "Alcohol can negate the effects of some medicines."
      ],
      ": to deny the existence or truth of":[
        "negated and denied her own honest reactions",
        "\u2014 Sara H. Hay"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The fact that she lied about her work experience negated the contract.",
      "a verb that is negated by \u201cnot\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clicking on any of our links will negate the need to enter a FanDuel promo code. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
      "Debate can negate groupthink by restoring the primacy of reason and fostering individual encounters between two people. \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
      "That will to negate , to kick at society\u2019s glass jaw and not call it a tantrum, changed when the romantic death wish became actual death, and Gunn had to see that beloved figure, dead on the kitchen floor, over and over again. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Still, earlier offense could negate the need for late comebacks. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The links negate the need for a FanDuel promo code, which will expedite the signup process. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, that would not negate the need for ongoing government financial support. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But pandemics are inherently unpredictable, and no amount of prevention will fully negate their risk. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Although sacks can negate turnovers, the Colts also had just three of the top 90 defenders in pressures. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin neg\u0101tus, past participle of neg\u0101re \"to say (with the negative of a conjoined clause), deny, withhold, say no,\" delocutive derivative of nec \"no, not\" \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8g\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for negate nullify , negate , annul , abrogate , invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something. a penalty nullified the touchdown negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other. the arguments negate each other annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action. the treaty annuls all previous agreements abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act. a law to abrogate trading privileges invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness. the court invalidated the statute",
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disallow",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000038",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "negation":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledgment",
      "acknowledgement",
      "admission",
      "avowal",
      "confirmation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something considered the opposite of something regarded as positive":[],
      ": something that is the absence of something actual : nonentity":[],
      ": the action or logical operation of negating or making negative":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "issued specific negations of all of the charges against her",
      "a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To build a world in the fullest sense of the word requires an almost Buddha-like commitment to self- negation and indeterminacy. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "This is poetry of the will written by the will to celebrate the will even in its perversity and negation . \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "She was used to asserting herself through negation , absence, and will finally feel alive. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Abramovi\u0107\u2019s art lends itself, almost agonizingly, to Freudian readings; her parents\u2019 emotional abuse led Abramovi\u0107 to self-effacing performance that borders on self- negation , seeking a sense of control. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
      "In this respect, Led Zeppelin was the opposite of punk, whose anarchic negation was premised on not being able to play one\u2019s instrument well, or, in some cases, at all. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Here the ideal self is everything the wife is not, all the qualities summoned, via negation , by her brutal dismissal. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The Jim Crow Museum restated its negation of the claim in a 2020 article. \u2014 Emiliano Tahui G\u00f3mez, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "But the negation of the right of Jews to a refuge in Israel is broader and goes back further. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English negacioun \"denial, negative assertion,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French negaciun, borrowed from Latin neg\u0101ti\u014dn-, neg\u0101ti\u014d \"denial, refusal,\" from neg\u0101re \"to deny, say no\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at negate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contradiction",
      "denegation",
      "denial",
      "disallowance",
      "disavowal",
      "disclaimer",
      "disconfirmation",
      "rejection",
      "repudiation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170909",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negationist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an adherent of a doctrine or theory of mere negation":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054135",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negativate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": negate":[
        "is directly negativated by plain facts",
        "\u2014 A. N. Whitehead"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "negative entry 1 + -ate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8neg\u0259t\u0259\u02ccv\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234844",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "negative":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nay",
      "no",
      "non placet"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a negative number":[],
      ": a reply that indicates the withholding of assent : refusal":[],
      ": a reverse impression taken from a piece of sculpture or ceramics":[],
      ": a right of veto":[],
      ": adverse , unfavorable":[
        "the reviews were mostly negative"
      ],
      ": an adverse vote : veto":[],
      ": an expression (such as the word no ) of negation or denial":[],
      ": being the electron-emitting electrode (see electrode sense 2 ) of an electron tube":[],
      ": being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the electron is the elementary unit":[],
      ": denoting the absence or the contradictory of something":[
        "nontoxic is a negative term"
      ],
      ": denying a predicate (see predicate entry 1 sense 1a ) of a subject or a part of a subject":[
        "\"no A is B\" is a negative proposition"
      ],
      ": directed or moving away from a source of stimulation":[
        "negative tropism"
      ],
      ": diverging (see diverge sense 1 ) light rays and forming a virtual inverted image":[],
      ": drawback , liability":[],
      ": expressing negation":[
        "negative particles such as no and not"
      ],
      ": extending or generated in a direction opposite to an arbitrarily chosen regular direction or position":[
        "negative angle"
      ],
      ": having lower electric potential (see potential entry 1 sense 2b ) and constituting the part toward which the current (see current entry 2 sense 3 ) flows from the external circuit":[
        "the negative pole"
      ],
      ": having more electrons than protons":[
        "a negative ion"
      ],
      ": having more outgo than income : constituting a loss":[
        "negative cash flow",
        "negative worth"
      ],
      ": having the light and dark parts in approximately inverse (see inverse entry 1 sense 1 ) relation to those of the original photographic subject":[],
      ": less than the pressure of the atmosphere":[
        "negative pressure"
      ],
      ": less than zero and opposite in sign to a positive (see positive entry 1 sense 4e ) number that when added to the given number yields zero":[
        "\u22122 is a negative number"
      ],
      ": marked by features of hostility, withdrawal, or pessimism (see pessimism sense 1 ) that hinder or oppose constructive treatment or development":[
        "a negative outlook",
        "negative criticism"
      ],
      ": neutralize , counteract":[],
      ": promoting a person or cause by criticizing or attacking the competition":[
        "ran a negative campaign",
        "negative advertising"
      ],
      ": something that is the opposite or negation of something else":[],
      ": the side that upholds the contradictory proposition in a debate":[],
      ": to demonstrate the falsity of":[],
      ": to deny the truth, reality, or validity of":[],
      ": to refuse assent to":[],
      ": to reject by or as if by a vote":[],
      ": with a negative reply : with a reply that means \"no\"":[
        "He answered in the negative ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Car exhaust has a negative effect on the environment.",
      "the negative effects of the drug",
      "The feedback about the new product was all negative .",
      "Noun",
      "\u201cNo\u201d and \u201cnot\u201d are negatives .",
      "Can I have the negatives to make copies of the photos",
      "Verb",
      "although the rebuttal was very eloquent, the jury negatived it in favor of the prosecution's argument",
      "we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Despite the negative stereotypes, these guys seemed more like harmless, cranky uncles to me. \u2014 Curtis Chin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "With the song \u2014 a feel-good tune sung in Nigerian pidgin and blending punk rock, Afrobeats, and folk \u2014 Okorocha and Co. are also attempting to challenge the negative stereotypes attached to rock music in this part of the world. \u2014 Ama Udofa, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2022",
      "After the Yankees beat the Rays Thursday, Boone said Severino had tested negative . \u2014 Ian Harrison, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "Those who tested negative \u2014 and some who tested positive \u2014 were also given PCR tests. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Additionally, the stool samples of patients with AFM tested negative for poliovirus, so this is confirmed not to be polio. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Although the cattle tested negative for the virus, three had low levels of antibodies, said Travis Weger, a USDA spokesperson. \u2014 Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "In a clinical trial for the drug, about 1% to 2% of patients tested negative for coronavirus infections and then tested positive \u2014 but this happened to people who got Paxlovid and to people who took the placebo. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Although the cattle tested negative for the virus, three had low levels of antibodies, said Travis Weger, a U.S.D.A. spokesperson. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The designation hurt, but Tucker isn't one to dwell on the negative for long. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
      "Reframing is an approach to overcoming the tendency to focus on the negative , to get sidetracked by small failures, and to lose confidence. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "His example is instructive, though mostly in the negative . \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 22 May 2022",
      "In a unanimous decision, the court answered both questions in the negative . \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "And while it should be noted that every bench player was in the negative individually, only Nnaji and Hyland fared better than all non-Jokic lineups on average. \u2014 Joel Rush, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Celebrate and become the positive, and, where needed, humbly do everything possible not to pass on the negative . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Each semester, my freshman classes debated whether the gaokao should be significantly changed, and the majority answered in the negative . \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Interest in gallium lagged in the past, partly because of the unfair association with toxic mercury, and partly because its tendency to form an oxide layer was seen as a negative . \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But with sales growth expected to go from triple digits in 2021 to negative this year, shares have tanked to a record low recently. \u2014 Yueqi Yang, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In response, Moody\u2019s Investors Service recently lowered its outlook for the sector to negative . \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Eversource Energy executives are on the defensive after two ratings agencies cut the credit outlook to negative for Connecticut Light & Power, citing its run-ins with state regulators over the utility\u2019s response to Tropical Storm Isaias last year. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Positive antibody test results, which are by no means an absolute guarantee of immunity, will be accepted to enter, as will negative COVID-19 tests taken up to seven days prior to arrival. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 17 Jan. 2021",
      "Auburn\u2019s coverage units held Northwestern to negative two return yards, and its return units produced 25 yards on two returns. \u2014 Giana Han, al , 2 Jan. 2021",
      "This makes Pluto a cold place covered with ice, and its surface is between negative 378 to negative 396 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Oct. 2020",
      "Someone who tests negative the day before visiting the White House could be positive upon arrival. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "Moody\u2019s Investors Service has lowered its outlook to negative on all municipal bond sectors except for housing-finance agencies and water, sewer and public power. \u2014 Heather Gillers, WSJ , 4 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English negatif \"negative command, prohibition,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French negative, borrowed from Late Latin neg\u0101t\u012bva \"negative command or statement,\" from feminine of Latin neg\u0101t\u012bvus \"(of legal actions) restraining, (of words) denying\" \u2014 more at negative entry 1":"Noun",
      "Middle English negatyff, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French negatif, borrowed from Latin neg\u0101t\u012bvus \"(of legal actions) restraining, (of words) denying,\" from neg\u0101tus (past participle of neg\u0101re \"to say no, deny\") + -\u012bvus -ive":"Adjective",
      "derivative of negative entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-g\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8neg-\u0259t-iv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adversarial",
      "adversary",
      "antagonistic",
      "antipathetic",
      "hostile",
      "inhospitable",
      "inimical",
      "jaundiced",
      "mortal",
      "unfriendly",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113048",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "negative feedback":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": feedback that tends to dampen a process by applying the output against the initial conditions":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124346",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative glow":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a narrow luminous region that occurs in an electrical discharge in a gas at low pressure (as in a Crookes tube) and that is often the second such region from the cathode":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122933",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative income tax":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a system of federal subsidy payments to families with incomes below a stipulated level":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If those receiving the negative income tax lost their job, the spell of unemployment lasted two months longer on average than with non-recipients and 12 months longer for married women. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Statistics from earlier federal pilot programs on negative income tax , a variant of UBI, are equally discouraging. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Between 1968 and 1980, Washington made four controlled trials of negative income tax , involving thousands of people across six states. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The Nixon plan was designed to attack poverty and hunger \u2014 and essentially to replace welfare \u2014 with a negative income tax that would send a flood of money to the poor. \u2014 David M. Shribman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Milton Friedman once suggested that a quasi-UBI in the form of a negative income tax would be a more efficient way to alleviate poverty than the social welfare bureaucracy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "This isn\u2019t the first time the state has paid a negative income tax to petroleum companies \u2014 in 2016 and 2017, low oil prices combined to create two years of negative corporate income taxes. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2021",
      "One of his free-market ideas that hung around for a while without quite getting fully implemented was called a negative income tax . \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Sep. 2020",
      "The negative income tax check would help out a family but not eliminate the incentive to earn income from working. \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113558",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative logarithm":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": cologarithm":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115423",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative skewness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": skewness in which the mean is less than the mode":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114939",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative theology":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": theology that conceives of ultimate reality as so transcending human thought that it can be described only negatively":[
        "\u2014 distinguished from positive theology"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103115",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative transfer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the impeding of learning or performance in a situation by learned responses carried over from another situation":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1921, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061049",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative valence":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the number of electrons an atom can take up":[
        "oxygen has a negative valence of 2"
      ],
      ": the valence of a negatively charged ion":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172709",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negativism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tendency to refuse to do, to do the opposite of, or to do something at variance with what is asked":[],
      ": an attitude of mind marked by skepticism especially about nearly everything affirmed by others":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The upbeat tone and pervasive kindness of this comedy has elicited raves at a time when negativism surrounds us. \u2014 Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "But along with the unfortunate social negativism , there came a fierce pride in America and it\u2019s history. \u2014 Steve West, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Toxic divisions, fractured communities, anger, negativism . \u2014 Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "Krukow\u2019s first big-league experience was in 1976 with the Chicago Cubs, where corners were being cut, morale dipped, and negativism pervaded the team. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 June 2020",
      "All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right",
      "Surprisingly, that is saying quite a lot more than simple reductive negativism . \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 16 Jan. 2018",
      "If Tebow does not in fact disagree with Jeffress on any of these points, then his decision looks like nothing more than craven capitulation to the nattering nabobs of negativism and intolerance. \u2014 Robert Klemko, SI.com , 17 Aug. 2017",
      "Yes, negativism begets hostility, but Jackson\u2019s inflated paychecks demand greater professionalism. \u2014 Harvey Araton, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "negative entry 1 + -ism":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8neg-\u0259t-iv-\u02cciz-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8ne-g\u0259-ti-\u02ccvi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024044",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "negativistic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tendency to refuse to do, to do the opposite of, or to do something at variance with what is asked":[],
      ": an attitude of mind marked by skepticism especially about nearly everything affirmed by others":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The upbeat tone and pervasive kindness of this comedy has elicited raves at a time when negativism surrounds us. \u2014 Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "But along with the unfortunate social negativism , there came a fierce pride in America and it\u2019s history. \u2014 Steve West, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Toxic divisions, fractured communities, anger, negativism . \u2014 Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "Krukow\u2019s first big-league experience was in 1976 with the Chicago Cubs, where corners were being cut, morale dipped, and negativism pervaded the team. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 June 2020",
      "All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right",
      "Surprisingly, that is saying quite a lot more than simple reductive negativism . \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 16 Jan. 2018",
      "If Tebow does not in fact disagree with Jeffress on any of these points, then his decision looks like nothing more than craven capitulation to the nattering nabobs of negativism and intolerance. \u2014 Robert Klemko, SI.com , 17 Aug. 2017",
      "Yes, negativism begets hostility, but Jackson\u2019s inflated paychecks demand greater professionalism. \u2014 Harvey Araton, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "negative entry 1 + -ism":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8neg-\u0259t-iv-\u02cciz-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8ne-g\u0259-ti-\u02ccvi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050002",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "negatory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by or having the nature of negation : negative":[
        "negatory criticism"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French and Late Latin; Middle French negatoire , from Late Latin negatorius , from Latin negatus + -orius -ory":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8neg\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035942",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "neger":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": negro":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French negre , from Spanish or Portuguese negro black, Black person":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113g\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064219",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negidim":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of negidim plural of nagid"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144659",
    "type":[]
  },
  "neglect":{
    "antonyms":[
      "desolation",
      "dilapidation",
      "disrepair",
      "seediness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of neglecting something":[],
      ": the condition of being neglected":[],
      ": to give little attention or respect to : disregard":[
        "The building has been neglected for years."
      ],
      ": to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness":[
        "The prison guard neglected his duty."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The building has been neglected for years.",
      "The city has neglected the teacher shortage for too long.",
      "The prison guard neglected his duty.",
      "Noun",
      "The park was overgrown and littered from years of neglect .",
      "The parents were charged with child neglect .",
      "The house is in a state of neglect .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The racist massacre is a harsh reminder of socioeconomic neglect the community has decried for decades. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "She was charged with felonies of official misconduct and obstruction of justice, and a misdemeanor of falsifying child abuse or neglect information or records. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "However, most people neglect their skin out of fear of their routine taking too much time out of their day and the dread of just another complex task to cut in between all the other chores that need to be done. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Salespeople often neglect honing their storytelling skill set and rarely manage an institutional library of stories to share with future prospects. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Then, neglect : Once the danger dwindles, budgets shrink and memories fade. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "So why do a lot of us neglect this ultra-crucial step",
      "Those who have been critical of Congress on that front neglect the reality of good investigations -- that they are shaped like a pyramid. \u2014 Christine Todd Whitman, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "In September, there were 44 reports of child abuse/ neglect by abandonment in Texas, 12 of them in Houston, according to the Department of Family and Protective Services. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the face of intense doubt from the scientific community, LRS contends dredging Utah Lake would reverse its water quality problems, which have arisen over decades of neglect , pollution discharges and drought. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The area is scarred by a legacy of racial segregation, economic and political neglect , dilapidated housing and other barriers. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "Reasons for removal could include abuse of power, neglect , gross immorality, drunkenness, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, according to Ohio law. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 9 May 2022",
      "Adversity such as abuse, neglect , or witnessing violence, especially when these actions are repeated or ongoing, leads to this kind of trauma. \u2014 Rebecca Zucker, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Gleason, who was arrested Friday while at work on the second floor of the county building, also faces a charge of willful neglect of duty, which is a misdemeanor. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "As a result, the girl's mother, Brooke Lynne Hinkle, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the sheriff's office. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The teen's mother, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia after a search of the home, police said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The characters\u2014written by a team of adult writers and teenagers\u2014dealt with addiction, neglect , eating disorders, self harm, and abusive relationships. \u2014 Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin negl\u0113ctus, from neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, neglect entry 1 \" + -tus, suffix of verbal action":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Latin negl\u0113ctus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, fail to care for,\" from nec \"not\" (probably from ne- \"not\" + -ce, deictic element, going back to Indo-European *\u1e31e, *\u1e31i ) + legere \"to gather, select, read\" \u2014 more at no entry 1 , he entry 1 , legend":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8glekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for neglect Verb neglect , disregard , ignore , overlook , slight , forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention. habitually neglected his studies disregard suggests voluntary inattention. disregarded the wishes of his family ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious. ignored the snide remark overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care. in my rush I overlooked a key example slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting. slighted several major authors in her survey forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind. forget what others say",
    "synonyms":[
      "bypass",
      "disregard",
      "forget",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "pass over",
      "slight",
      "slur (over)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225630",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "neglectable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": negligible":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "neglect entry 1 + -able":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162935",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "neglected":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not given proper or necessary care or attention":[
        "neglected children",
        "a neglected subject",
        "a sadly neglected garden"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Efforts to tackle neglected tropical diseases are a global success story; after decades of progress, 600 million people no longer need treatment for NTDs, and 42 countries, territories and areas have eliminated at least one disease. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Beyond that, sometimes people lie about whether an animal was a fighting dog, neglected or aggressive, so the rescue is careful about allowing volunteers handle certain dogs. \u2014 Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Rejuvenation pruning is major surgery, used to restore neglected old shrubs that have become too tangled to tackle one branch at a time. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "In particular, a 2018 Court of Appeals decision regarding the Towne and Terrace apartments, another neglected and unsafe complex in Indianapolis, kicked the legs out from under municipal governments in enforcing law against nuisances. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Their other work had centered on neglected diseases associated with poverty, like hookworm infections. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Add ripe neglected bananas and maple syrup, and this might be your new morning addiction. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The goal is to accept only sick, malnourished, injured, neglected or dangerous animals, as well as those whose owners are facing an emergency or have exhausted all other options. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Green said if forecasts of up to 20 inches of rain prove true, the city's underfunded and neglected network of pumps, underground pipes and surface canals likely won't be able to keep up. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 30 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of neglect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8glek-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "down-at-the-heels",
      "down-at-heel",
      "down-at-the-heel",
      "down-at-heels",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023244",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "neglectful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "attentive",
      "careful",
      "conscientious",
      "nonnegligent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": given to neglecting : careless , heedless":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The musical itself was adapted from Dahl\u2019s original 1988 children\u2019s novel, about the titular Matilda \u2014 a girl, born to a boorish, anti-intellectual and neglectful family, who shows intelligence from an early age. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Unlike the cows in George Orwell\u2019s novel, who are mistreated by a neglectful farmer and then duped by a tyrannical pig and his brainwashed henchman, Animal Farm was built on a basis of respect for their animals. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
      "Because our dogs are seniors and some come from neglectful backgrounds, our veterinary costs can be staggering. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
      "America\u2019s neglectful posture on long COVID is choreographed into just about every aspect of what\u2019s left of the country\u2019s pandemic response. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Now experts know an emotionally neglectful parent, a playground bullying incident, or a hospitalization, among many other types of experiences, can lead to the telltale symptoms that define post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
      "Child Protection Services records show Lucio was neglectful , but not violent against any of her children. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Under state law, a parent is neglectful if a child is born substance-exposed, unless that exposure happened while the mother was under treatment by a medical professional. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Another sequence shows how being the son of an abusive and neglectful TV actor shaped Gauthier\u2019s insecurities and inferiorities at an early age. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1624, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "neglect entry 2 + -ful entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8glek(t)-f\u0259l",
      "ni-\u02c8glekt-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for neglectful negligent , neglectful , lax , slack , remiss mean culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness. negligent implies inattention to one's duty or business. negligent about writing a note of thanks neglectful adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or deliberate inattention. a society callously neglectful of the poor lax implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision. a reporter lax about accurate quotation slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care. slack workmanship remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect. had been remiss in their familial duties",
    "synonyms":[
      "careless",
      "derelict",
      "disregardful",
      "lax",
      "lazy",
      "neglecting",
      "negligent",
      "remiss",
      "slack"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053623",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "neglectfulness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "attentive",
      "careful",
      "conscientious",
      "nonnegligent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": given to neglecting : careless , heedless":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The musical itself was adapted from Dahl\u2019s original 1988 children\u2019s novel, about the titular Matilda \u2014 a girl, born to a boorish, anti-intellectual and neglectful family, who shows intelligence from an early age. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Unlike the cows in George Orwell\u2019s novel, who are mistreated by a neglectful farmer and then duped by a tyrannical pig and his brainwashed henchman, Animal Farm was built on a basis of respect for their animals. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
      "Because our dogs are seniors and some come from neglectful backgrounds, our veterinary costs can be staggering. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
      "America\u2019s neglectful posture on long COVID is choreographed into just about every aspect of what\u2019s left of the country\u2019s pandemic response. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Now experts know an emotionally neglectful parent, a playground bullying incident, or a hospitalization, among many other types of experiences, can lead to the telltale symptoms that define post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
      "Child Protection Services records show Lucio was neglectful , but not violent against any of her children. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Under state law, a parent is neglectful if a child is born substance-exposed, unless that exposure happened while the mother was under treatment by a medical professional. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Another sequence shows how being the son of an abusive and neglectful TV actor shaped Gauthier\u2019s insecurities and inferiorities at an early age. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1624, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "neglect entry 2 + -ful entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8glek(t)-f\u0259l",
      "ni-\u02c8glekt-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for neglectful negligent , neglectful , lax , slack , remiss mean culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness. negligent implies inattention to one's duty or business. negligent about writing a note of thanks neglectful adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or deliberate inattention. a society callously neglectful of the poor lax implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision. a reporter lax about accurate quotation slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care. slack workmanship remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect. had been remiss in their familial duties",
    "synonyms":[
      "careless",
      "derelict",
      "disregardful",
      "lax",
      "lazy",
      "neglecting",
      "negligent",
      "remiss",
      "slack"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034848",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "neglecting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "desolation",
      "dilapidation",
      "disrepair",
      "seediness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of neglecting something":[],
      ": the condition of being neglected":[],
      ": to give little attention or respect to : disregard":[
        "The building has been neglected for years."
      ],
      ": to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness":[
        "The prison guard neglected his duty."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The building has been neglected for years.",
      "The city has neglected the teacher shortage for too long.",
      "The prison guard neglected his duty.",
      "Noun",
      "The park was overgrown and littered from years of neglect .",
      "The parents were charged with child neglect .",
      "The house is in a state of neglect .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The racist massacre is a harsh reminder of socioeconomic neglect the community has decried for decades. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "She was charged with felonies of official misconduct and obstruction of justice, and a misdemeanor of falsifying child abuse or neglect information or records. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "However, most people neglect their skin out of fear of their routine taking too much time out of their day and the dread of just another complex task to cut in between all the other chores that need to be done. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Salespeople often neglect honing their storytelling skill set and rarely manage an institutional library of stories to share with future prospects. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Then, neglect : Once the danger dwindles, budgets shrink and memories fade. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "So why do a lot of us neglect this ultra-crucial step",
      "Those who have been critical of Congress on that front neglect the reality of good investigations -- that they are shaped like a pyramid. \u2014 Christine Todd Whitman, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "In September, there were 44 reports of child abuse/ neglect by abandonment in Texas, 12 of them in Houston, according to the Department of Family and Protective Services. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the face of intense doubt from the scientific community, LRS contends dredging Utah Lake would reverse its water quality problems, which have arisen over decades of neglect , pollution discharges and drought. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The area is scarred by a legacy of racial segregation, economic and political neglect , dilapidated housing and other barriers. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "Reasons for removal could include abuse of power, neglect , gross immorality, drunkenness, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, according to Ohio law. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 9 May 2022",
      "Adversity such as abuse, neglect , or witnessing violence, especially when these actions are repeated or ongoing, leads to this kind of trauma. \u2014 Rebecca Zucker, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Gleason, who was arrested Friday while at work on the second floor of the county building, also faces a charge of willful neglect of duty, which is a misdemeanor. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "As a result, the girl's mother, Brooke Lynne Hinkle, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the sheriff's office. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The teen's mother, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia after a search of the home, police said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The characters\u2014written by a team of adult writers and teenagers\u2014dealt with addiction, neglect , eating disorders, self harm, and abusive relationships. \u2014 Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin negl\u0113ctus, from neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, neglect entry 1 \" + -tus, suffix of verbal action":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Latin negl\u0113ctus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, fail to care for,\" from nec \"not\" (probably from ne- \"not\" + -ce, deictic element, going back to Indo-European *\u1e31e, *\u1e31i ) + legere \"to gather, select, read\" \u2014 more at no entry 1 , he entry 1 , legend":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8glekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for neglect Verb neglect , disregard , ignore , overlook , slight , forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention. habitually neglected his studies disregard suggests voluntary inattention. disregarded the wishes of his family ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious. ignored the snide remark overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care. in my rush I overlooked a key example slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting. slighted several major authors in her survey forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind. forget what others say",
    "synonyms":[
      "bypass",
      "disregard",
      "forget",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "pass over",
      "slight",
      "slur (over)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182213",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "negligence":{
    "antonyms":[
      "care",
      "carefulness",
      "caution",
      "cautiousness",
      "heedfulness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of being negligent":[
        "regretted his past negligences"
      ],
      ": failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances":[
        "\u2026 his naivete and negligence had been the source of his problems.",
        "\u2014 Michael Leahy"
      ],
      ": the quality or state of being negligent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.",
      "exhibiting his usual negligence , he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Municipal employees do not have the discretion to disregard motor vehicles laws, and municipalities can be liable for their negligence . \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
      "The jury voted 10-2 in favor of the NCAA as to whether its negligence was the cause of Brenner\u2019s damages in the case. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
      "His grief, along with severe economic downturns, World War I, northern political conspiracies, and certainly his own negligence , prompted the end of the mighty Florio empire. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The film, written by Oneli and Evgeniia Marchenko, and produced by Office of Film Architecture, centers on Ulysses, whose wife and child die in a car crash because of his negligence , a crime for which he is imprisoned. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Not required to rescue the state from its own gross negligence . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The three-year statute of limitations in traditional negligence cases doesn\u2019t run while the complainant is a minor, Conlon said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "The defendants denied all allegations in their response and argued that negligence did not amount to a civil rights violation. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The developers and contractors have denied any negligence or wrongdoing. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English necligence, neglicence, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin neglegentia, neclegentia, from neglegent-, neglegens, necligens negligent + -ia -ia entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259ns",
      "\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "carelessness",
      "dereliction",
      "heedlessness",
      "incaution",
      "incautiousness",
      "laxness",
      "neglectfulness",
      "remissness",
      "slackness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061734",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negligency":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": negligence":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin neglegentia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ns\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175314",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negligent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "attentive",
      "careful",
      "conscientious",
      "nonnegligent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": failing to exercise the care expected of a reasonably prudent person in like circumstances":[
        "negligent about traffic regulations"
      ],
      ": marked by a carelessly easy manner":[],
      ": marked by or given to neglect especially habitually or culpably":[
        "was a careless workman, negligent of details",
        "\u2014 Edith Hamilton"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The fire was started by a negligent smoker.",
      "He was negligent in not reporting the accident to the police.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To then, not return to the carriage at the destination stop to check whether the passenger has been able to successfully alight, is frankly lazy at best and broadly negligent . \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "Robinson has also accused defendants of intentional interference with contractual and economic relations; intentional as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress; false light and conspiracy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "The court ruled 7-0 in favor of allowing Lanier to sue for negligent infliction of emotional distress. \u2014 Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "California would be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms if lawmakers approve a measure announced late last week. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "In response to the claim that Justin made no threats, the Stewart family alleged the lack of checkups on him and negligent care, which are details to be hashed out if the courts let the lawsuit proceed. \u2014 Titus Wu, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Many of the deadliest workplace accidents in American history\u2014like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire or the Monongah mining disaster\u2014were a result of negligent employers and a lack of worker safety standards. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
      "The Collective Administrative Claims are being filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which enables people who have been harmed by negligent or wrongful actions of the federal government to seek redress. \u2014 Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "Instead, the airline conducted its own negligent investigation and wrongfully identified Lowe as the only suspect of the airport police department\u2019s investigation, the lawsuit alleges. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English necligent, negligent, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin neglegent-, neglegens (also neclegens, negligens ), present participle of neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, fail to care for\" \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for negligent negligent , neglectful , lax , slack , remiss mean culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness. negligent implies inattention to one's duty or business. negligent about writing a note of thanks neglectful adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or deliberate inattention. a society callously neglectful of the poor lax implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision. a reporter lax about accurate quotation slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care. slack workmanship remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect. had been remiss in their familial duties",
    "synonyms":[
      "careless",
      "derelict",
      "disregardful",
      "lax",
      "lazy",
      "neglectful",
      "neglecting",
      "remiss",
      "slack"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180558",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "negligent escape":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the escape of a prisoner without prison breach and without the custodian's consent and arising through the custodian's negligence":[
        "\u2014 contrasted with voluntary escape"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100352"
  },
  "negligibility":{
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "consequential",
      "considerable",
      "important",
      "material",
      "significant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling":[
        "a negligible error",
        "last year sales were negligible",
        "a negligible risk",
        "a negligible effect"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle.",
      "The price difference was negligible .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shipping fees are negligible on the ultralight packages. \u2014 Jon Emont And Jesse Newman, WSJ , 5 Sep. 2020",
      "As far as other coffee nutrition facts go, its macronutrients are pretty much negligible . \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "This is no small accomplishment, considering how negligible Penny, her character, is. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Considering how negligible these changes are, expect Apple to continue to refer to them as 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 May 2022",
      "The cost of such undertakings\u2014which involve changing official documents, Web sites and graphic designs\u2014seems to be fairly negligible . \u2014 Adam Mann, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In a society increasingly dominated by data, face-to-face interaction seems too negligible a variable to factor in. \u2014 Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "So while some small businesses and the self-employed may have needs negligible enough in size to continue operating, there is scant evidence this would be possible on the scale Russia needs anytime soon. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The impact of new guidelines on the local concert industry should be fairly negligible . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latinization of French n\u00e9gligeable, from n\u00e9gliger \"to disregard, neglect\" (going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about\") + -able -able \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "de minimis",
      "footling",
      "inconsequential",
      "inconsiderable",
      "insignificant",
      "measly",
      "Mickey Mouse",
      "minute",
      "niggling",
      "no-account",
      "nominal",
      "paltry",
      "peanut",
      "petty",
      "picayune",
      "piddling",
      "piddly",
      "piffling",
      "pimping",
      "slight",
      "trifling",
      "trivial"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184808",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negligible":{
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "consequential",
      "considerable",
      "important",
      "material",
      "significant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling":[
        "a negligible error",
        "last year sales were negligible",
        "a negligible risk",
        "a negligible effect"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle.",
      "The price difference was negligible .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shipping fees are negligible on the ultralight packages. \u2014 Jon Emont And Jesse Newman, WSJ , 5 Sep. 2020",
      "As far as other coffee nutrition facts go, its macronutrients are pretty much negligible . \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "This is no small accomplishment, considering how negligible Penny, her character, is. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Considering how negligible these changes are, expect Apple to continue to refer to them as 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 May 2022",
      "The cost of such undertakings\u2014which involve changing official documents, Web sites and graphic designs\u2014seems to be fairly negligible . \u2014 Adam Mann, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In a society increasingly dominated by data, face-to-face interaction seems too negligible a variable to factor in. \u2014 Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "So while some small businesses and the self-employed may have needs negligible enough in size to continue operating, there is scant evidence this would be possible on the scale Russia needs anytime soon. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The impact of new guidelines on the local concert industry should be fairly negligible . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latinization of French n\u00e9gligeable, from n\u00e9gliger \"to disregard, neglect\" (going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about\") + -able -able \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "de minimis",
      "footling",
      "inconsequential",
      "inconsiderable",
      "insignificant",
      "measly",
      "Mickey Mouse",
      "minute",
      "niggling",
      "no-account",
      "nominal",
      "paltry",
      "peanut",
      "petty",
      "picayune",
      "piddling",
      "piddly",
      "piffling",
      "pimping",
      "slight",
      "trifling",
      "trivial"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013725",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negligibly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "consequential",
      "considerable",
      "important",
      "material",
      "significant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling":[
        "a negligible error",
        "last year sales were negligible",
        "a negligible risk",
        "a negligible effect"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle.",
      "The price difference was negligible .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shipping fees are negligible on the ultralight packages. \u2014 Jon Emont And Jesse Newman, WSJ , 5 Sep. 2020",
      "As far as other coffee nutrition facts go, its macronutrients are pretty much negligible . \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "This is no small accomplishment, considering how negligible Penny, her character, is. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Considering how negligible these changes are, expect Apple to continue to refer to them as 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 May 2022",
      "The cost of such undertakings\u2014which involve changing official documents, Web sites and graphic designs\u2014seems to be fairly negligible . \u2014 Adam Mann, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In a society increasingly dominated by data, face-to-face interaction seems too negligible a variable to factor in. \u2014 Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "So while some small businesses and the self-employed may have needs negligible enough in size to continue operating, there is scant evidence this would be possible on the scale Russia needs anytime soon. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The impact of new guidelines on the local concert industry should be fairly negligible . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latinization of French n\u00e9gligeable, from n\u00e9gliger \"to disregard, neglect\" (going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about\") + -able -able \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "de minimis",
      "footling",
      "inconsequential",
      "inconsiderable",
      "insignificant",
      "measly",
      "Mickey Mouse",
      "minute",
      "niggling",
      "no-account",
      "nominal",
      "paltry",
      "peanut",
      "petty",
      "picayune",
      "piddling",
      "piddly",
      "piffling",
      "pimping",
      "slight",
      "trifling",
      "trivial"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091854",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negociate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of negociate archaic variant of negotiate"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194701",
    "type":[]
  },
  "negotiable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "impassable",
      "impassible",
      "unnegotiable",
      "unpassable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being negotiated : such as":[],
      ": capable of being traversed, dealt with, or accomplished":[
        "a difficult but negotiable road",
        "some kind of agreement was negotiable"
      ],
      ": open to discussion or dispute":[
        "The terms of the contract are negotiable .",
        "The price was not negotiable ."
      ],
      ": transferable from one person to another by being delivered with or without endorsement (see endorse sense 1d ) so that the title passes to the transferee (see transferee sense 1 )":[
        "negotiable securities"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The terms of the contract are negotiable .",
      "The price was not negotiable .",
      "a rough but negotiable road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most of his clients are homeless, and many are military veterans; the price is negotiable and can be paid in food (preferably fresh fruit); and nobody with empty pockets is turned away. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
      "Prices aren\u2019t negotiable , Adams said, but all items will be half-off from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday as the sale concludes. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Understanding how to acquire, analyze, and leverage data and insights is non- negotiable . \u2014 Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "One thing that's non- negotiable this summer\u2014and every other day of the year",
      "Due to the incredible amount of data created from their projects to date, moving and storing these digital archives for backups and remote collaboration while keeping the data intergirty is non- negotiable . \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Around here, change is non- negotiable : the highway lies atop a series of barrier islands \u2013 dynamic mounds of sand designed by nature to shift. \u2014 Spencer George, Longreads , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This information is key to identifying areas in your budget that are negotiable . \u2014 cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "As with so much in life, everything in this realm is negotiable . \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1758, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "negoti(ate) + -able , perhaps after French n\u00e9gociable":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh(\u0113-)\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "navigable",
      "passable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230812",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negotiant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that negotiates":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The latter is primarily a Bordeaux negotiant that is also active in the Cognac sector. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French n\u00e9gociant \"merchant, trader,\" going back to Middle French, noun derivative (perhaps after Italian negoziante ) from present participle of negocier \"to do business, trade,\" borrowed from Latin neg\u014dti\u0101r\u012b \u2014 more at negotiate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh(\u0113-)\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212924",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negotiate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": complete , accomplish":[
        "negotiate the trip in two hours"
      ],
      ": to arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and compromise":[
        "negotiate a treaty"
      ],
      ": to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter":[
        "Teachers are negotiating for higher salaries."
      ],
      ": to convert into cash or the equivalent value":[
        "negotiate a check"
      ],
      ": to deal with (some matter or affair that requires ability for its successful handling) : manage":[
        "negotiated his business deals with remarkable skill"
      ],
      ": to successfully travel along or over":[
        "negotiate a turn"
      ],
      ": to transfer (something, such as a bill of exchange ) to another by delivery or endorsement (see endorse sense 1d )":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The customer wanted to negotiate over the price.",
      "She has good negotiating skills.",
      "We negotiated a fair price.",
      "The driver carefully negotiated the winding road.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is no limit on the amount of money or vouchers the airline can offer you, and passengers are free to negotiate . \u2014 Amanda Maile, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
      "For decades, successive Egyptian rulers have tried to move the houseboats, but the owners were able to negotiate with the authorities. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Barbara Moss and her husband are always having to negotiate a time to leave for the airport. \u2014 Sara Edwards, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "The Broncos initially recruited him for the cornerback position but Briscoe managed to negotiate being considered for quarterback. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Free agents are able to negotiate contracts during the NBA's annual player movement moratorium beginning July 1, which is when contracts can't be signed and trades can't be made official. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
      "In countries like the U.S. or the U.K., no such protections have yet to be approved on a national level, and employees have to negotiate the terms of remote work with their employer. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "To lure non-sporting events, BSE Global needs to negotiate favorable terms with promoters, leaving little room for profit. \u2014 Jabari Young, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "The acquisition comes shortly after the announcement that Landmark will close its popular Pico street location, due to being unable to negotiate the terms of its tenancy with its realtor. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin neg\u014dti\u0101tus, past participle of neg\u014dti\u0101r\u012b \"to do business, trade, deal,\" derivative of neg\u014dtium \"work, business, difficulty, annoyance,\" from nec \"not\" + \u014dtium \"free time, leisure, tranquility,\" of obscure origin \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "nonstandard -s\u0113-",
      "ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arrange",
      "bargain",
      "concert",
      "conclude"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094600",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "negotiation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action or process of negotiating or being negotiated":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural Negotiations between the two governments have failed to produce an agreement."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We need a negotiation between the townspeople and mayor over the site of the new library.",
      "She is skilled at negotiation .",
      "The college president was against any negotiation with the students.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bolden and school board members thanked the Solon Education Association for its cooperation and open-mindedness during the negotiation process, which considered the district\u2019s fiscal accountability and the complexities of school finances. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "The strategy, passed unanimously by the Assembly, is the result of a monthslong, ongoing negotiation process, after the Assembly scuttled a previous Bronson proposal to construct a 450-person temporary shelter in East Anchorage. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
      "In the agriculture sector, incentivizing farmers to voluntarily reduce irrigation, while also attempting to regulate water use, will be significant parts of the negotiation process. \u2014 Nick Bowlin, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
      "Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights III, who presided over the shareholder lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court, found that Tesla\u2019s negotiation process was imperfect and Mr. Musk too involved, but the board nevertheless meaningfully vetted the deal. \u2014 Rebecca Elliott, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Organizers are also preparing for a challenging negotiation process for a labor contract. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Organizers are also preparing for a challenging negotiation process for a labor contract. \u2014 Haleluya Hadero And Anne D'innocenzio, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In the complaint, FTC officials said Napleton staff often waited until the end of a lengthy negotiation process to sneak in add-ons at the end of the purchase contract \u2014 which itself was 60 pages long. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The main difference for where the Bengals and Bates stand in the negotiation process now is that the team placed the franchise tag on Bates ahead of free agency giving them more time iron out a deal. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English negociacion \"dealing with people,\" borrowed from Latin neg\u014dti\u0101ti\u014dn-, neg\u014dti\u0101ti\u014d \"business, trade,\" from neg\u014dti\u0101r\u012b \"to do business, trade, deal\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at negotiate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "nonstandard -s\u0113-",
      "ni-\u02ccg\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accommodation",
      "compromise",
      "concession",
      "give-and-take"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234418",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "negative acceleration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": retardation":[],
      ": acceleration in a negative direction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152508"
  },
  "negative angle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an angle generated in a direction opposite to an arbitrarily chosen usually clockwise direction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165408"
  },
  "negative sign":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "Drake herself appears, wearing a pink negligee and an eagle-head mask, a Halloween leftover that could be playful but here, amid other bits of strangeness, suggests some sort of ritual gathering. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The pop star posted three photos and a selfie video of the graphic getup on Monday (Nov. 1), wearing a hot-pink-and-black negligee with fuzzy leopard-print handcuffs and fake blood covering her face and hands. \u2014 Katie Atkinson, Billboard , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Sandra Bush, who died in 2012, wore a red negligee with a deep open neck and a wide black belt. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Lions, female sphinxes, deer and other symbols of the house are printed on long negligee -style dress in pink-beige and black cr\u00eape. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 7 May 2021",
      "The full video dropped at midnight, and features Madonna dragging on what appears to be a cigar (or might something stronger), sporting platinum blond hair and wearing some fetching negligee . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 7 May 2021",
      "Esther, who can\u2019t read but can sew like a virtuoso, supports herself by making negligees and corsets for women across the social strata. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "The only non-weirdo is Eurydice, who throws temper tantrums in her nighties and negligees , properly enraged by her mistreatment by men and gods. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "Her eyes seem to have lost their vigour, her complexion is now a dirty negligee pink satin. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 14 Aug. 2018"
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