contrariety

noun

ˌkän-trə-ˈrī-ə-tē How to pronounce contrariety (audio)
Definition of contrarietynext
as in opposition
the quality or state of being as different as possible the inescapable contrariety of her chief interests: food and a desire for supermodel svelteness

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  1. opposition
  2. polarity
Noun
  • Waymo operates commercially in 15 US cities, but has faced opposition from labor unions, ride-hailing giants such as Uber and Lyft, and various AI-skeptical groups and pedestrian safety advocates.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Two Columbia University Apartheid Divest activists, bemoaning their opposition, coauthored a June 2024 opinion article signaling overlap with the police abolition movement.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of opposition
Noun
  • Ion-generating toothbrushes release charged particles to induce a polarity that helps repel plaque, for example.
    — Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • These sensors can detect both the magnitude and polarity of a magnetic field, and the board can report its measurements hundreds to thousands of times per second, depending on how much processing power your microcontroller has available.
    — Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of polarity
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“Contrariety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrariety. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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