contrarian
con·tra·ri·an
contrarian · more contrarian · most contrarian
konträr
Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a…Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people.
UK/kənˈtɹɛə.ɹi.ən/US/kənˈtɹɛ.ɹi.ən/
» Tom sure is a contrarian, huh?
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2 sensesLiking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people.
konträr
Having an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.
Examples
7 sentencesTom sure is a contrarian, huh?
He's always playing the contrarian with me.
He likes to adopt a contrarian view just for the hell of it.
Why would you say that unless you were just trying to be contrarian?
Contrarians are often very upright people.
deQuerdenker sind meistens sehr aufrechte Menschen. — MUIRIEL
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people:
Forms
more contrarian, most contrarian| Comparative | more contrarian Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most contrarian Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form