Counterintuitive

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  • adjective. Contrary to what intuition or common sense would indicate.
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  • adjective. Contrary to intuition or common sense.
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  • adjective. contrary to what common sense would suggest
  • Word Usage
    "Henson last week took responsibility for the calls but said the message was "counterintuitive" -- that the calls were actually intended to motivate Ehrlich supporters to vote in the final hours before the polls closed."
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