contrarianism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English contrary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English libertarianinflu. English contrarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English contrarianism From contrarian + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A pattern of stubbornly adopting contrary, nonconforming viewpoints; the beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
Kelly, who specialised in implacable unreason about climate change before his conversion to stubborn contrarianism about various Covid remedies – contrarianism at odds with the views of designated experts including Australia’s chief medical officer – speaks to a constituency the Coalition wants to court: a group of voters tempted to vote for rightwing protest parties rather than the Liberals and the Nationals.
2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, “Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contrarianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
antidogmatism · nonconformity · rebelliousness · iconoclasm