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contrarianisms

contrarianisms is the plural of contrarianism.

Meaning of contrarianism

Noun

contrarianism (countable and uncountable, plural contrarianisms)

  1. 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...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

Questions about contrarianisms

What is contrarianisms the plural of?
Contrarianisms is the plural of contrarianism.

Words near contrarianisms in the dictionary

  1. contraremonstrants
  2. contrarevolutionaries
  3. contrarevolutionary
  4. contrarian
  5. contrarianism
  6. contrarianisms
  7. contrarianly
  8. contrarians
  9. contrariant
  10. contrariantly
  11. contrariants

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