anticyclical
|an-ti-cyc-li-cal|
/ˌæn.tiˈsɪklɪkəl/
against the cycle
Etymology
'anticyclical' originates from Modern English, combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti', meaning 'against') with 'cyclical' (from 'cycle').
'cyclical' traces back through Latin and French to Greek 'kyklos' meaning 'circle'; the English compound 'anticyclical' arose by joining the Greek-derived prefix 'anti-' with the adjective 'cyclical', becoming common in economic usage in the 19th–20th centuries.
Initially a general literal sense of 'against cycles', the term became specialized in economics to mean 'moving counter to the business/economic cycle'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
noun form (often expressed as 'anticyclicality'): the quality or state of being anticyclical.
Analysts noted the anticyclical stance of the central bank during the downturn.
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Adjective 1
moving or occurring in opposition to a cycle; especially in economics, describing behavior that goes against the general business cycle (e.g., measures that increase when the economy is contracting).
The government introduced anticyclical measures to support demand during the recession.
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