Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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blackball | Yes | No | Yes | No |
negative | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
blackball (noun) | negative (noun) |
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the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto | a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed |
a reply of denial |
blackball (adjective) | negative (adjective) |
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expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial | |
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features | |
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition | |
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive | |
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant | |
having a negative charge | |
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions | |
involving disadvantage or harm | |
less than zero |
blackball (verb) | negative (verb) |
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expel from a community or group | vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent |
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent |