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contrariety

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Noun — A sharp difference or clash between two things, or a state of being at odds.

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Borrowed from Middle French contrariété, from Late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from Latin contra, meaning ‘against’. By surface analysis it breaks down as contrary and -ety.

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