antiflow

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noun

A mental state of boredom and lack of challenge, associated with performing activities one does not want to do.

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Meanings

nounantiflow (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA mental state of boredom and lack of challenge, associated with performing activities one does not want to do.

    A second source of antiflow for the blue-collar workers was the type of interaction they had with supervisors.

    1992, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Isabella Selega Csikszentmihályi, Optimal experience: psychological studies of flow in consciousness, page 135
  2. uncountablenatural sciencesFlow in an opposite direction.

    Antiflow of pions can be explained by the shadowing effect.

    2001, Giovanni C. Bonsignori, Nucleus-nucleus collisions: proceedings of the conference, page 148
adjectiveantiflow (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat prevents the unwanted flow of a fluid

Origin

From anti- + flow.

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Translations

Portuguese antifluxo
  • antifluxoflow in an opposite direction
Russian обратное течение
  • обратное течение (obratnoje tečenije)flow in an opposite direction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antifowlantiwolf
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APA

antiflow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiflow

MLA

“antiflow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiflow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiflow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiflow.

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