"contrarianism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contrarianisms [plural]
Etymology: contrarian + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contrarian|ism}} contrarian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contrarianism (countable and uncountable, plural contrarianisms)
  1. Beliefs and practices of a contrarian. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-contrarianism-en-noun-g3feJwtI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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