Sometimes a woman would say “i feel empty somehow . . incomplete.” or she would say, “i feel as if i don’t exist.” sometimes she blotted out the feeling with a tranquilizer. which best describes the connotation of “blotted” in the excerpt? it has a positive connotation, because it implies the women were able to erase the feelings of emptiness. it has a positive connotation, because it implies the emptiness was able to be replaced with happiness. it has a negative connotation, because it implies women were actually strengthening the feelings of emptiness. it has a negative connotation, because it implies women were merely temporarily lessening the feelings of emptiness.