ˈnegəd.əˌvizəm, -gətəˌ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: negative (I) + -ism
1. : an attitude of mind marked by regular denial of or skepticism about nearly everything affirmed by others : habitual skepticism
2. : a tendency to refuse to do what is asked, to do the opposite of what is asked, or to do something capriciously at variance with what is asked