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Deliberate unruliness
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contrariness
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Word definitions for contrariness in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contrariness \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "state of being contrary," from contrary + -ness . Meaning "fondness of opposition" is from 1640s.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being contrary
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. deliberate unruliness [syn: perversity , perverseness ] a fussy and eccentric disposition [syn: crankiness , crotchetiness , grumpiness ]
Usage examples of contrariness.
But this was no new thought, nor was the contrariness of Bibbs's notes a surpise to him.