Meaning of buck the trend | Babel Free
Definitions
To go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.
Examples
“Incidentally, I'm not sure you're bucking the trend so much as going along with it; FTM crossplay is getting pretty popular, although you see⟳ more women going for bishounen and visual-kei genderfucky stars than anything else.”
“However, one region bucking this trend by combatting the current deficiencies in skills development while simultaneously addressing sector demand⟳ is the West Midlands.”
“Party has been relegated to near-irrelevance as Spain bucks European trend of shift towards far right[.]”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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