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contrary

adjective
  1. in an opposing direction
    adverse
  2. resistant to guidance or discipline
    “Mary Mary quite contrary”
    perverse
  3. very opposed in nature or character or purpose
    “acts contrary to our code of ethics”
  4. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
    “`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms”
noun
  1. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
  2. exact opposition
    “Public opinion to the contrary, the suspect was not guilty.”
  3. a relation of direct opposition
    opposite