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counterintuitive

coun·te·rin·tuitive

UK/ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ US/ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

contrary to what common sense would suggest

Origin

From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”.

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