Counterattractive

/ˌkaʊntərəˈtræktɪv/ adjective

Definition

Having the quality of drawing attention or interest away from something else; serving as a competing attraction.

Etymology

From counter- + attractive (appealing, drawing toward). The adjective form allows description of entities that actively repel or divert attention.

Kelly Says

Marketing research shows that counterattractive products don't always fail—sometimes the 'boring' alternative to a flashy competitor wins because it offers substance, proving that in consumer psychology, counterattractiveness can paradoxically become an advantage.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አ反ደህ
a-fan-deh
ARالعربية
مُخَالِفَ الجذب
mu-kha-li-fa al-jadhb
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-আকর্ষণীয়
pro-ti-a-karsh-on-ee-y
CACatalà
contractiu
kon-tra-k-tyu
CSČeština
nepřívabný
ne-pri-va-b-ny
DADansk
afskrækkende
af-skræ-k-ken-de
DEDeutsch
widerziehend
vi-der-tsi-hen-d
ELΕλληνικά
ανταγωνιστικός
an-ta-go-nis-ti-kos
ESEspañol
contraatractivo
kon-tra-at-trak-tee-vo
FAفارسی
ضد جذاب
zehd-ja-dab
FISuomi
vastustavuinen
va-stu-ta-vuu-inen
FRFrançais
contre-attractif
kon-trə-a-trak-tif
GUGU
પ્રતિકારક
pra-ti-kar-ak
HAHA
ba'a
ba-a
HEעברית
משתיק
mis-tee-k
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-आकर्षक
prat-i-ā-kārsh-ak
HUMagyar
ellenszegülő
el-len-sze-gü-lö
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak menarik
tidak me- tarik
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
contro-attraente
kon-trə-a-ttrɛ-n-tɛ
JA日本語
反魅力的
はんみりょくてき
KKKK
қарсы
qar-sy
KMKM
មិនទាន់
min-te-an
KO한국어
반매력적인
ban-maeryeok-jeok-in
MRMR
प्रति-आकर्षक
pra-ti-ā-karsh-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
menarik
men-ar-ik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်း
pyawng
NLNederlands
aantrekkelijk
ant-rek-ke-lik
NONorsk
avskrekkende
av-skrek-ken-de
PAPA
ਉਪ-ਆકર્ષક
ou-p-a-ak-arsh-ak
PLPolski
nieatrakcyjny
njee-at-rak-szee-n-y
PTPortuguês
contra-atraente
kon-tra-a-tɾɛn-tɛ
RORomână
neatractiv
ne-a-t-rak-tiv
RUРусский
непривлекательный
ne-pri-vlek-a-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
avskräckande
av-srek-kan-de
SWKiswahili
kufungua
ku-fun-gwa
TAதமிழ்
மறுபேரம்
ma-ru-pe-ram
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధమైన
vi-rud-dha-ma-yin
THไทย
ไม่ดึงดูด
mai deng dood
TLTL
nakaka-alis
na-ka-ka-a-lis
TRTürkçe
çıkartıcı
chı-kar-tıcı
UKУкраїнська
непривабливий
ne-pri-va-bly-vyy
URاردو
مخالفت کشی
makh-a-lif-ka-shee
VITiếng Việt
không hấp dẫn
khong hap dan
YOYO
ko ni
ko-ni
ZH中文
反吸引的
fǎn xīyǐn de
ZUZU
ngqondweni
ng-qon-d-wen-i

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