counterintuition

noun

Something counterintuitive.

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Meanings

nouncounterintuition (plural counterintuitions)

plural counterintuitions

  1. countableSomething counterintuitive.
  2. uncountableintuition that is contrary to what one would expect

Origin

From counter- + intuition.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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