contrarianism

English

Etymology

contrarian +‎ -ism

Noun

contrarianism (countable and uncountable, plural contrarianisms)

1. Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
   • 2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Kelly, who specialised in implacable unreason about climate change before his conversion to stubborn contrarianism about various Covid remedies – contrarianism at odds with the views of designated experts including Australia’s chief medical officer – speaks to a constituency the Coalition wants to court: a group of voters tempted to vote for rightwing protest parties rather than the Liberals and the Nationals.