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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

reação negativa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: reação negativa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Negative reaction/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv riˈæk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #3400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O anúncio causou uma reação negativa generalizada."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An unfavorable or antagonistic response to a stimulus, event, policy, or statement.

    "The controversial policy announcement provoked a strong negative reaction from the public."
  2. 2

    A biological, chemical, or psychological resistance or deterioration following an exposure.

    "The patient experienced a negative reaction to the newly prescribed medication."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin negativus (denoting negation or denial) combined with reactio, formed from re- (back, against) and agere (to drive or do). The combined phrase emerged in modern psychological and sociological contexts to describe adverse behavioral or emotional responses to stimuli.

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