antiflow

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ flow.

Noun

antiflow (uncountable)

1. (psychology) A mental state of boredom and lack of challenge, associated with performing activities one does not want to do.
   • 1992, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Isabella Selega Csikszentmihályi, Optimal experience: psychological studies of flow in consciousness, page 135:

     A second source of antiflow for the blue-collar workers was the type of interaction they had with supervisors.

2. (physics) Flow in an opposite direction.
   • 2001, Giovanni C. Bonsignori, Nucleus-nucleus collisions: proceedings of the conference, page 148:

     Antiflow of pions can be explained by the shadowing effect.

Translations

flow in an opposite direction

• Portuguese: antifluxo m
• Russian: обратное течение n (obratnoje tečenije)

Adjective

antiflow (not comparable)

1. That prevents the unwanted flow of a fluid

Anagrams

• antiwolf