noun
negative thinking; pessimism
A loanword from English, used in Japanese to describe a habitual tendency to think negatively or expect the worst. Often contrasted with ポジティブシンキング.
彼はネガティブシンキングの癖がある。
He has a habit of negative thinking.
ネガティブシンキングをやめて、前向きに考えよう。
Stop the negative thinking and think positively.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
The opposite concept: positive thinking, optimism.
A more formal, native Japanese term for pessimism as a philosophical stance, while ネガティブシンキング is a casual, everyday term for a negative mindset.
Direct borrowing from English 'negative thinking'.