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contrahedonic

contrahedonic adjective: that seeks to decrease positive effects.

Adjective

contrahedonic (not comparable)

  1. That seeks to decrease positive effects

Antonyms of contrahedonic

Origin of contrahedonic

From contra- + hedonic.

Questions about contrahedonic

What does contrahedonic mean?
Contrahedonic means that seeks to decrease positive effects.
What part of speech is contrahedonic?
Contrahedonic is an adjective.

Words near contrahedonic in the dictionary

  1. contraguitarist
  2. contraguitarists
  3. contraguitars
  4. contraharmonic mean
  5. contraharmonic means
  6. contrahedonic
  7. contrahelicase
  8. contrahelicases
  9. contrahemispheric
  10. contrahent
  11. contrahents

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