1. characterized by or showing a tendency to deny, oppose, or resist suggestions or commands
Usage: psychology
2. having a persistently negative or pessimistic attitude

Examples

• The child’s negativistic behavior made it difficult for teachers to help him learn.
• Her negativistic attitude toward the project dampened the team’s enthusiasm.
• The patient showed negativistic symptoms, refusing to follow simple instructions.
• His negativistic response to every suggestion frustrated his colleagues.
• The teenager went through a negativistic phase, opposing everything her parents said.
• The therapist recognized the negativistic patterns in the client’s behavior.