contrarinessnoun [ U ]
uk/kənˈtreə.ri.nəs/us/kənˈtrer.i.nəs/the quality of being someone who intentionally wants to disagree with and annoy other people
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Annoying
- accursed
- aggravating
- annoying
- bothersome
- cursed
- galling
- incendiary
- inflammatory
- infuriating
- insufferable
- interfering
- intrusive
- maddening
- niggle
- perishing
- pesky
- pisser
- provocative
- sickening
- vexing
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Bad-tempered
Examples from literature
- Jack ran away of his own free-will, and out of downright contrariness.
- Once this would have thrilled me—only last Spring! but now the contrariness in me made me say that it was absolutely necessary that I returned immediately to Versailles.
- Progress is always hampered by sluggish stupidity and contrariness.
- The innate contrariness of things seemed to be blocking all his plans.
- This is certainly another instance of the contrariness of Fate.