contrariness
Example Sentences
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Scientist Alexandra, 32, refuses to download Max "out of contrariness" to its heavy-handed promotion.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
More character actor than leading man, he could be relied upon to inject a feisty, fiery machismo and a cantankerous contrariness into the most mainstream Hollywood offering.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
And, freedom, exploration, and a little bemused contrariness.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2022
If we see neighbors doing things in a certain way, we might reject that behavior and do things differently out of sheer contrariness.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
My contrariness kept Char laughing, and his goodness kept me in love.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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