Definition of "negativist" [negativist]

• Someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions (noun)
• Someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "You know, another thought I'm having is that I frequently encounter a sort of "negativist peer pressure" that comes from people who are close to one another."
• "But he replied to me "My dear Peter, nobody would want to be an illogical negativist.""
• "Imbued with the righteous moral fervor of a revolutionary, the negativist — to introduce a new literary type — is more persuasive than the encomiast, who tends to resort to the bland, formulaic language of praise."