contrariety

Meaning

Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.

Synonyms

opposition

diversity

contrast

disagreement

perversity

contradiction

difference

disparity

conflict

inconsistency

discordance

discrepancy

oppositeness

perverseness

negation

obstacle

opposite

relativeness

repugnancy

reverse

mutual opposition

difference of properties

enversion

diametrical difference

adverseness

cintrariness

adversity

affliction

antithesis

clash

contradistinction

contravention

counteraction

disorder

excessiveness

hindrance

incompatibility

inversion

mishap

Translations

Widerspruch

tezat

contrariedad

zıtlık

contradiction

contrariété

Widrigkeit

contraddizione

aksilik

Widersprüchlichkeit

εναντιότητα

مخالفة

contradictoire

διαφωνία

αντίθεση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒntɹəˈɹʌɪəti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French contrariété, from Late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from Latin contra (“against”). By surface analysis, contrary + -ety.