contrassenso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• contra-senso (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From contra- +‎ senso. Compare French contresens.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾaˈsẽ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾaˈsẽ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾaˈsẽ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾɐˈsẽ.su/

• Hyphenation: con‧tras‧sen‧so

Noun

contrassenso m (plural contrassensos)

1. countersense (a nonsensical idea, a contradiction in terms)

   Synonyms: asneira, disparate, desconchavo, despautério, dislate, tolice