Contrariness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Contrariety; opposition; antagonism.
  • noun. Perverseness; habitual obstinacy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being contrary
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  • noun. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
  • noun. a fussy and eccentric disposition
  • Word Usage
    "If contrariness is my inheritance and destiny, so be it."
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