countertrend

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noun

A trend that opposes mainstream or popular trends.

OriginEnglish trend ← Middle English trenden ← Old English trendan →
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Meanings

nouncountertrend (plural countertrends)

plural countertrends

  1. A trend that opposes mainstream or popular trends.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-West Germanic*trandijan
  13. Old Englishtrendan
  14. Middle Englishtrenden
  15. Englishtrend
  16. Englishcountertrend

From counter- + trend.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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