noun
contrariety
Contrariety (noun) means Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
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Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French contrariété, from Late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from Latin contra (“against”). By surface analysis, contrary + -ety.
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"contrariety" (noun) means opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.