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The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.

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  1. n. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.
  2. n. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency.
  3. n. the relation between contraries
  4. 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South. 2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. How can these contrarieties agree Shak. Syn. -- Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.
  5. n. the relation between contraries