contrariness

noun

Definition of contrarinessnext
1
as in rebellion
refusal to obey cursed the contrariness of her beloved mutt when it refused to come back inside the house

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2
as in opposition
the quality or state of being as different as possible a contrariness between his professed altruism and his blatant selfishness

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  1. rebellion
  2. opposition
  3. defiance
  4. polarity
  5. disrespect
Noun
  • After their victories on the battlefield, American forces prevented a Filipino rebellion through psychological warfare, infiltration, surveillance, torture, extrajudicial executions, and the formation of native militias tasked with suppressing dissent.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The resignation of one of his most loyal allies blindsided Trudeau and sparked a caucus rebellion.
    Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of rebellion
Noun
  • Changes expected under Trump South Korea’s progressive opposition, which has made Yoon’s life miserable from parliament and is increasingly ascendant since the president’s power grab, historically has taken a harder line on Japan.
    Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Trudeau has been under pressure as polls suggest the Liberal Party will suffer a heavy defeat to the Conservative opposition at the next Canadian elections.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of opposition
Noun
  • City voters passed the ordinance in defiance of the state, and out of concern that there are insufficient safeguards to prevent fraudulent voting.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But that sense of defiance goes hand-in-hand with a sense of neediness in Warren’s driven world.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of defiance
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  • To change a bit from a 1 to a 0, the head reverses the polarity of the magnetic material in the tiny patch, so that the spins in it point in the opposite direction.
    Pedram Khalili, IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2015
  • But the fates of Penny and Neely have, like so much else in American life, become sucked into the polarities of political debate.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of polarity
Noun
  • There was a celebration in the building on New Year’s Eve, with some strands apparently still stuck in the rafters — no disrespect to KU.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The vast majority of females in the book are described with vulgar disrespect by the various characters and the narrator.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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