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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.
Definition of counter-intuitive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Counterintuitive definition: counter to what intuition would lead one to expect. See examples of COUNTERINTUITIVE used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense 2. intelligence collected about enemy espionage.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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.
COUNTERINTUITIVE meaning: different from what you would expect not agreeing with what seems right or natural.
Counterintuitive definition: Contrary to what intuition or common sense would indicate.
