contrarian
gb/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən/ us/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən/
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Danh từ
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role
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opposer of popular opinion
Someone who often disagrees with what most people think or do.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is a contrarian; [someone] acts like a contrarian
Lỗi thường gặp:
Contrarian can be admiring or critical; it does not always mean someone is wrong or difficult.
Từ đồng nghĩa
nonconformist (Emphasizes not following accepted customs or expectations.)
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dissenter (Emphasizes disagreement with an official or majority view.)
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maverick (Suggests independence and originality, often in a positive way.)
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iconoclast (Suggests attacking established beliefs or traditions.)
Từ trái nghĩa
conformist (Someone who follows accepted opinions or behavior.)
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follower (Someone who goes along with others rather than opposing them.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
natural contrarian
|political contrarian
|professional contrarian
|media contrarian
|well-known contrarian
|stubborn contrarian
|habitual contrarian
|act like a contrarian
Chủ đề
opinions
|personality
|society
|debate
Ví dụ
- He is a contrarian who questions every new management trend.
- As a columnist, she built a reputation as a contrarian, arguing against whatever the political consensus was.
- Don't be a contrarian just to make the meeting longer.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My brother is a contrarian; he disagrees with everyone.
- She is not rude, but she is a contrarian.
adjective
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property
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opposing popular opinion
Different from what most people think, often by disagreeing with them.
Mẫu sử dụng:
contrarian [view/approach/argument]; [someone] is contrarian
Lỗi thường gặp:
Use contrarian for a person, attitude, view, or strategy. Use contrary more often for a simple opposite fact, as in contrary evidence.
Từ đồng nghĩa
dissenting (Emphasizes open disagreement with a majority or official view.)
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unconventional (Emphasizes being different from normal practice, not necessarily oppositional.)
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iconoclastic (More forcefully suggests challenging established beliefs.)
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anti-establishment (Suggests opposition to powerful institutions or mainstream authority.)
Từ trái nghĩa
conventional (Following normal or accepted ways of thinking.)
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mainstream (Shared by most people or dominant institutions.)
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orthodox (Following established doctrine or accepted belief.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
contrarian view
|contrarian take
|contrarian approach
|contrarian opinion
|contrarian argument
|contrarian stance
|contrarian position
|contrarian voice
|contrarian analysis
|contrarian instinct
Chủ đề
opinions
|debate
|media
|society
Ví dụ
- The report offers a contrarian view of remote work, arguing that productivity has fallen.
- Her contrarian approach helped the team notice risks everyone else had ignored.
- It was a contrarian argument, but the evidence was strong.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He gave a contrarian opinion in class.
- The article has a contrarian view of the problem.
adjective
business
C2
property
3
against-the-market investment style
In finance, going against what most investors are doing.
Mẫu sử dụng:
contrarian [strategy/fund/trade/call]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Contrarian does not simply mean risky; it means against the market consensus.
Từ đồng nghĩa
anti-consensus (Directly emphasizes going against the common market view.)
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against-the-crowd (Informal phrase stressing opposition to what most investors are doing.)
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countercyclical (More technical; refers to moving against an economic or market cycle.)
Từ trái nghĩa
trend-following (Based on moving with an existing market trend.)
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momentum (Based on buying assets that are already rising or popular.)
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consensus (Aligned with the prevailing market view.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
contrarian strategy
|contrarian investing
|contrarian investor
|contrarian fund
|contrarian trade
|contrarian position
|contrarian call
|contrarian portfolio
|contrarian thesis
|contrarian buy
Chủ đề
finance
|business
|investing
|markets
Ví dụ
- The fund follows a contrarian strategy, buying companies that most analysts have written off.
- Their contrarian call on oil prices was unpopular at the time but later proved correct.
- A contrarian trade can fail badly if the crowd is right for longer than expected.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The fund uses a contrarian strategy.
- A contrarian investor may buy when others are selling.
Danh từ
business
C2
role
4
investor against market consensus
An investor who buys or sells against what most other investors are doing.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is a contrarian; contrarians buy/sell [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
A contrarian is not just any investor who disagrees once; the term suggests a consistent against-the-crowd style.
Từ đồng nghĩa
against-the-crowd investor (Clear descriptive phrase with a slightly informal tone.)
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value investor (Sometimes overlaps, but value investors focus on price versus worth, not always opposition to consensus.)
Từ trái nghĩa
momentum investor (An investor who follows assets with strong recent price trends.)
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trend follower (Someone who trades in the direction of current market movement.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
market contrarian
|stock-market contrarian
|successful contrarian
|long-term contrarian
|seasoned contrarian
|true contrarian
|value-minded contrarian
Chủ đề
finance
|business
|investing
|markets
Ví dụ
- Contrarians bought bank stocks while most traders were selling them.
- She is a long-term contrarian, not a day trader chasing headlines.
- The stock attracted contrarians who thought the bad news was already priced in.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Contrarians often buy unpopular stocks.
- He is a contrarian in the stock market.
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contrarian
IPA
GB/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən/
US/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
con - trari - an (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (trari)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: contrarian
- Comparative: contrarianer
- Superlative: contrarianest
Noun
- Base: contrarian
- Plural: contrarians
Cách diễn đạt
contrarian bet
1/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən bˈɛt/
fixed phrase
wager against majority view
A risky choice based on believing most people are wrong.
Ví dụ
- Investing in the struggling retailer was a contrarian bet on a turnaround.
- The coach made a contrarian bet by starting the rookie in the final.
- Her contrarian bet that office demand would recover surprised many analysts.
contrarian indicator
1/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən ˈɪndɪkˌeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
business
signal pointing opposite consensus
A sign that the opposite of what most people expect may happen.
Ví dụ
- Some analysts saw the magazine cover predicting a crash as a contrarian indicator.
- When every survey showed extreme pessimism, she took it as a contrarian indicator for the market.
- A sudden rush of small investors into the stock was viewed by some traders as a contrarian indicator.
contrarian investing
1/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən ɪnvˈɛstɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
against-consensus investment strategy
Investing by going against what most investors think or do.
Ví dụ
- Contrarian investing requires patience because unpopular stocks can stay unpopular for years.
- The book explains how contrarian investing differs from simply buying cheap shares.
- After the crash, contrarian investing became attractive to people who believed the panic had gone too far.
contrarian streak
1/kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən stɹˈik/
fixed phrase
habit of resisting agreement
A part of someone's personality that makes them often disagree with others.
Ví dụ
- Her contrarian streak made her question policies that everyone else accepted.
- He has a contrarian streak, so a unanimous vote immediately makes him suspicious.
- That contrarian streak can be useful when the team is too quick to agree.
for the sake of being contrarian
1/fɚ ðə sˈeɪk əv bˈiɪŋ kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən/
fixed phrase
opposing merely to oppose
Disagreeing just because you want to disagree.
Ví dụ
- He dismissed the proposal for the sake of being contrarian, not because he had a better idea.
- The essay raises valid objections; it isn't contrarian for its own sake.
- Don't reject a popular solution just for the sake of being contrarian.
play the contrarian
1/plˈeɪ ðə kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən/
fixed phrase
argue against the consensus
To disagree with the group on purpose, often to test an idea.
Ví dụ
- In planning meetings, Maya often plays the contrarian so the team tests its assumptions.
- He wasn't trying to be difficult; he was playing the contrarian to expose weaknesses in the proposal.
- Let me play contrarian for a moment: what if demand actually falls next year?
professional contrarian
1/pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˌɑntɹˈɛɹiən/
fixed phrase
paid habitual public dissenter
A person known for disagreeing with popular views as part of their public role or job.
Ví dụ
- The panel included a professional contrarian who seemed to oppose every mainstream policy.
- She rejects the label of professional contrarian, saying her views are evidence-based.
- The article accused him of being a professional contrarian rather than a serious analyst.