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konträr — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abhorrent adj Causing intense disgust or hatred; utterly repugnant.
  • 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.
  • contrary adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.

Senses

konträr is used for these senses in English:

  • abhorrent Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]
  • contrarian Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]
  • contrary Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

contrarian — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.

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