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antiflow

antiflow noun: a mental state of boredom and lack of challenge, associated with performing activities one does not want to do.

Noun

antiflow (uncountable)

  1. A mental state of boredom and lack of challenge, associated with performing activities one does not want to do.
    • A second source of antiflow for the blue-collar workers was the type of interaction they had with supervisors.1992, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Isabella Selega Csikszentmihályi, Optimal experience: psychological studies of flow in consciousness, page 135
  2. Flow in an opposite direction.
    • Antiflow of pions can be explained by the shadowing effect.2001, Giovanni C. Bonsignori, Nucleus-nucleus collisions: proceedings of the conference, page 148

Adjective

antiflow (not comparable)

  1. That prevents the unwanted flow of a fluid

Origin of antiflow

From anti- + flow.

Questions about antiflow

What does antiflow mean?
Antiflow means a mental state of boredom and lack of challenge, associated with performing activities one does not want to do.
What part of speech is antiflow?
Antiflow can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near antiflow in the dictionary

  1. antiflea
  2. antiflicker
  3. antiflood
  4. antiflooding
  5. antiflorigenic
  6. antiflow
  7. antiflu
  8. antifluoridation
  9. antifluoridationist
  10. antifluoridationists
  11. antifluoride

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