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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a negative word" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing language, vocabulary, or the connotation of specific words that convey negativity.
Example: "In this context, the term 'failure' is considered a negative word that can impact one's self-esteem."
Alternatives: "an unfavorable term" or "a pejorative word".
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That's a negative word.
"It's not a negative word, it's negative.
Is politics a negative word for her now?
She received hardly a negative word in the press.
Musicians can't say a negative word about him.
"Copycatting sounds like such a negative word," she said.
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Where items had a negative wording, their scales were reversed to ensure comparability in the analysis.
Occasionally, however, a contranym arises through a process called amelioration, whereby a normally negative word develops a secondary, positive meaning.
"I believe revenge is a very negative sensation, a very negative word.
Given those sentiment words proposed in [27], a word token consists of a positive (negative) word and its part-of-speech tag.
Emotional word 1 is a negative emotional word and neutral word 1 is a neutral school-related category word, such as, locker, quiz, teach.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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