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Counterintuitive

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Adjective

1. counterintuitive

contrary to what common sense would suggest

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Counterintuitive

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adjective
1. 
(of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense
2. 
intelligence collected about enemy espionage

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Counterintuitive

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adjective
contrary to an intuitive belief or to common-sense expectations

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Counterintuitive

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adj.
Contrary to what intuition or common sense would indicate: "Scientists made clear what may at first seem counterintuitive, that the capacity to be pleasant toward a fellow creature is ... hard work" (Natalie Angier).

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