counterintuitive

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(koun′tər in to̅o̅′i tiv, -tyo̅o̅′-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
coun•ter•in•tu•i•tive  (koun′tər in to̅o̅′i tiv, -tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. counter to what intuition would lead one to expect:The direction we had to follow was counterintuitive--we had to go north first before we went south.
  • counter- + intuitive 1960–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
counterintuitive /ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ adj
  1. (of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense
  2. intelligence collected about enemy espionage

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