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controcorrente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • countercurrent noun A current that flows against the prevailing one.
  • eddy noun A swirl of water or air that spins in the opposite direction to the main flow around it.

Senses

controcorrente is used for these senses in English:

  • contrarian Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]
  • countercurrent A current that flows against the prevailing one.
  • eddy A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

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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