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adjective
- 1. contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation: "this explanation sounds perversely counter-intuitive"
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Something that is counterintuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to: It may seem counterintuitive to open a shop in the middle of a recession. Steering a sailboat is counter-intuitive - you push the tiller the opposite way to the way you want to go.
The meaning of COUNTERINTUITIVE is contrary to what one would intuitively expect. How to use counterintuitive in a sentence.
If something is counterintuitive it means it's the opposite of "intuitive" — in other words it's not easily understood in an instinctive, unconscious way. A red light for "go" and a green light for "stop" would be highly counterintuitive, for example.
Something that is counterintuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to: It may seem counterintuitive to open a store in the middle of a recession. Steering a sailboat is counter-intuitive - you push the tiller the opposite way to the way you want to go.
2 meanings: 1. (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense 2. intelligence collected about enemy espionage.... Click for more definitions.
Counterintuitive definition: counter to what intuition would lead one to expect. See examples of COUNTERINTUITIVE used in a sentence.
adjective. /ˌkaʊntər ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ /ˌkaʊntər ɪnˈtuːɪtɪv/ the opposite of what you would expect or what seems to be obvious. These results seem counter-intuitive. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
counterintuitive. ( ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv) adj. 1. (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense. 2. (Military) intelligence collected about enemy espionage. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
COUNTERINTUITIVELY definition: 1. in a way that does not happen or is not done in the way you would expect: 2. in a way that does…. Learn more.
2 senses: 1. (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense 2. intelligence collected about enemy espionage.... Click for more definitions.
