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How to pronounce “contrarian”
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Pronunciation guide for contrarian
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of contrarian with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck
the marriage between a contrarian streak
- Definition summary
- A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]
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How to pronounce contrarian
The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck
the marriage between a contrarian streak
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “contrarian”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]
- (finance) A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.
- [Adjective]
- Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]
- (finance) Having an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.
Practice Nearby Words
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