No. 5,427 in Spanish
negativa
"Negativa" means "denial" or "refusal" in English.
In a sentence
Su respuesta fue una negativa rotunda.
Her response was a resounding no.
Here, "negativa" is used as a noun, meaning 'the act of rejecting or saying no'.
Tuvieron una actitud negativa hacia el cambio.
They had a negative attitude towards change.
In this sentence, "negativa" functions as an adjective, describing the nature of the attitude as unfavorable or pessimistic.
La negativa a aceptar las condiciones impuestas complicó el acuerdo.
The refusal to accept the imposed conditions complicated the agreement.
Here, "negativa" is again a noun, specifically referring to the 'action of rejecting or denying acceptance'.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “negativa” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “negativa” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).