negative connotation

Examples (10)

• The word 'cheap' can have a negative connotation, implying poor quality.
• In politics, the term 'bureaucrat' often carries a negative connotation.
• She was careful to choose words that didn't have a negative connotation.
• For many people, the word 'moist' has an unexplainable negative connotation.
• The brand is trying to shed the negative connotation associated with its past failures.
• Words like 'failure' and 'weakness' are loaded with negative connotations.
• Historically, the term 'spinster' acquired a strong negative connotation.
• The report's title, though accurate, had an unfortunate and negative connotation.
• He explained that in their culture, that gesture has a very negative connotation.
• The lawyer argued that the prosecutor's language attached a negative connotation to his client's actions.