counterintuitive
Example Sentences
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A Reddit spokesperson said: "The ICO's insistence that we collect more private information on every UK user is counterintuitive and at odds with our strong belief in our users' online privacy and safety."
From BBC
And that night at the conference taught me something counterintuitive about professional credibility: among people who already have status, polish is cheap.
The violence feels counterintuitive to human nature — and specifically the nature of Minnesotans.
From Salon
“At a certain point, it just feels completely counterintuitive,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a counterintuitive choice, turning the guy who led the country in touchdown passes into a rusher whose gangly 6-foot-5 frame sometimes made it look like he was sprinting on a frozen lake.
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