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Definition of contrariness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

contrariness

noun
 
/kənˈtreərinəs/
 
/kənˈtrerinəs/
[uncountable] (formal, disapproving)
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  1. the quality in children of behaving badly or of choosing to do or say the opposite of what is expected
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