counterintuitive
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counterintuitive
- /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/ US
- [ˌkʰaʊɾ̃ɚɪnˈtʰuɪɾɪv] US
- /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ UK
Where it comes from
From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”.
adjective more counterintuitive · most counterintuitive · counter-intuitive
- Contrary to intuition or common sense. With the students who worked on drafts in class, a number of aspects of lexicography proved challenging and counterintuitive.
Opposite: intuitive
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adjective
Opposite: intuitive
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Every language
adj contrary to intuition or common sense
| Español | contraintuitivo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 反常識 /反常识, 反直覺 /反直觉 |
| Português | contraintuitivo |
| Français | contre-intuitif |
| Deutsch | kontraintuitiv |
| Ελληνικά | αντιδιαισθητικός antidiaisthitikós |
| Română | contraintuitiv |
| Русский | контринтуити́вный kontrintuitívnyj |
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