单词	contrariness
释义	contrarycon‧tra‧ry3 /kənˈtreəri $ ˈkɑːntreri, kənˈtreri/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS This, he thought, was contrary to republican principles. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► contrary to popular belief (=opposite to what most people think)· Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls. ► against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased. ► contrary to popular opinion (=in spite of what most people think)· Contrary to popular opinion, many cats dislike milk. ► contrary to somebody's wishes (=against what someone has said they want)· Contrary to her parents' wishes, she decided not to go to university. someone who is contrary deliberately does different things from other people:  Evans was his usual contrary self.—contrariness noun [uncountable]
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