contrariness
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- noun
- /kənˈtrɛrɪnəs/
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contrariedad
- His constant contrariness in team discussions led to delays in making decisions.
Hence that famous contrariness for which she has often been reproached.
- Hence that famous contrariness for which she has often been reproached.
Examples
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The child's contrariness made it challenging for the teacher to follow the lesson plan.
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The tendency to question authority and societal regulations can be associated with positive maladjustment observed in many gifted individuals; but it can as easily, if not more so, be a sign of either low intelligence or impulsive and thoughtless contrariness.
Academic text (2006) -
How art is always on the side of contrariness.
Academic text (1998) -
What was it: some kind of contrariness?
Fiction book (1990) -
Hence that famous contrariness for which she has often been reproached.
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- "Social contrariness... and a generally pessimistic attitude are often observed."
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Kathleen's independence (bordering on healthy contrariness) has become especially valuable.
Blog text (12) -
And hedge funds emerged as the masters of these tools, providing quasi-insurance to investors and firms and introducing a healthy dose of contrariness into financial markets.
Academic text (2007) -
Lest it be concluded that Sir John was unhappy in his adversarial contrariness, it is stressed that his role was quite congruent with his characterological needs and that it was instrumental to his life satisfaction.
Academic text (1997) -
Her contrariness often frustrated her friends, as she liked to oppose their suggestions.
Synonyms
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The act of resisting an idea, plan, or change
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To do things on purpose that are wrong or go against what others expect
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Refusing to change your mind or actions even when others ask you to
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A habit of arguing and causing disagreement
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Doing things on purpose that are wrong or against what others expect
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Being stubborn and refusing to change your mind
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A stubborn attitude of refusing to do what others want
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Refusing to work with or help others as a form of protest
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Noisy behavior that is hard to control and refuses to obey
A habit of often disagreeing and refusing to do what others ask
A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you
A state in which two ideas or things are opposite and cannot both be true
Antonyms
How Uncooperative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word contrariness comes from the root contra, which means 'against', and you also see this idea in English words like contrary and counter. So, contrariness is the habit of being 'against' others or doing the opposite on purpose, and that is why it means being difficult or uncooperative.