counterintuitive

Describes something that goes against common sense or what one would normally expect.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt etwas, das dem gesunden Menschenverstand oder der Erwartung widerspricht und daher überraschend oder schwer nachvollziehbar erscheint.

1. Contrary to intuition C1 formal

   Describes something that is the opposite of what you would naturally expect or assume based on common sense.

   • It may seem counterintuitive, but adding more workers to a delayed project can sometimes slow it down further.
   • The most effective solution was counterintuitive: instead of adding more security, they removed all barriers.
   • It is counterintuitive that eating more frequently can help with weight loss, but it works for some people.

   🇩🇪Der Intuition widersprechend

   Synonyme: illogicalparadoxicalsurprisingunexpected

   Antonyme: intuitivenaturalobvious

• more counterintuitive comparative form
• most counterintuitive superlative form