countercyclical

== English == === Etymology === From counter- + cyclical. === Adjective === countercyclical (comparative more countercyclical, superlative most countercyclical) (public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy. (economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy. ==== Antonyms ==== procyclical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== contracyclical ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== acyclical countercyclicality