tegendraads — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contradictory adjective Saying or implying the opposite of something else, so both can't be true.
- contrarian noun A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite.
- contrarious adj Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
Senses
tegendraads is used for these senses in English:
- contradictory Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
- contrarian Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]
- contrarious (archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
contrarian — full definition
- noun A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite.
- noun A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.