shoot down vs negative

negative vs shoot down

shoot down is not a noun while negative is a noun.

shoot down is not an adjective while negative is an adjective.

shoot down and negative both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoot down	No	No	Yes	No
negative	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, negative is a hypernym of shoot down; that is, negative is a word with a broader meaning than shoot down:

shoot down: thwart the passage of
negative: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Other hypernyms of shoot down include blackball, veto.

shoot down (noun)	negative (noun)
	a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
	a reply of denial

shoot down (adjective)	negative (adjective)
	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

shoot down (verb)	negative (verb)
shoot at and force to come down	vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
move quickly and violently
thwart the passage of

Difference between shoot down and negative

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