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1
refusal to obey
- cursed the contrariness of her beloved mutt when it refused to come back inside the house
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- discourteousness,
- disrespect,
- impertinence,
- impoliteness,
- impudence,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconsideration,
- insolence,
- rudeness,
- ungraciousness
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2
the quality or state of being as different as possible
- a contrariness between his professed altruism and his blatant selfishness
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“Contrariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrariness. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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