Contrarianism
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A pattern of stubbornly adopting contrary, nonconforming viewpoints; the beliefs and practices of a contrarian. countable, uncountable
"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."
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From contrarian + -ism.
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