counterintuition

[ koun-ter-in-too-ish-uhn ]

noun

1. intuition that is counter to common-sense expectation.

Example Sentences

Based in New York since the mid-2000s, this Italian pianist writes and plays with a keen sense of melodic counterintuition.

From New York Times

“Doesn’t fashion need a bit more counterintuition?”

From Wall Street Journal

Mr. Morris, a guitarist, plays with bladelike concision and slippery counterintuition.

From New York Times

Mr. Lewis, an organist of commanding aplomb and rugged counterintuition, has now released four albums dedicated to the compositions of Thelonious Monk.

From New York Times

Predicting a chaotic election but with the same 2016 swing states suggests that Mr. Sosnik is a conventional thinker for whom counterintuition does not come naturally.

From Washington Post