Anticyclic

/ˌæn.ti.ˈsaɪ.klɪk/ adjective

Moving in the opposite direction of a cycle or showing behavior contrary to normal cyclical patterns.

From anti- (against) + cyclic (from cycle, from Greek kyklos, circle, + -ic, adjective suffix). This term appears in economics, meteorology, and chemistry to describe phenomena that buck expected cyclical trends.

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