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    [Noun]  | "con*trary" | \ ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē \


    1: a fact or condition incompatible with another : opposite —usually used with the

    2: one of a pair of opposites

    3: a proposition so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English contrarie "the opposite, antithesis," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin contrārium, noun derivative from neuter of Latin contrārius "opposite, opposing" {mat|contrary:2|};

    [Noun]  | "the contrary" 


    1: an opposite or different fact, event, or situation

    [Adjective]  | "con*trary" | \ ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē \


    1: being so different as to be at opposite extremes : opposite; also : being opposite to or in conflict with each other

    2: being not in conformity with what is usual or expected

    3: unfavorable —used of wind or weather

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English contrarie "(of a pair) opposed, opposite, discordant, unfavorable, antagonistic," borrowed from Anglo-French, "opposite, wrong, immoral, antagonistic," borrowed from Latin contrārius "opposite in position or kind, antithetical, opposing, adverse, hostile," from contrā, adverb & preposition, "opposite, facing, against" + -ārius {see: |-ary:2|-ary:2} {mat|contra-|};

    [Adverb]  | "con*trary" | \ ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē \


    1: contrariwise, contrarily

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English contrarie "on the contrary" (as translation of Latin ē contrāriō), (with to or ageyn) "in opposition to," derivative of contrarie, adjective, "opposed, {see: |contrary:2|contrary:2};

    [Preposition]  | "contrary to" 


    1: in conflict with : despite

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "contrary to expectations" 


    1: although people thought it would be different : even though people thought otherwise

    [Idiom]  | "contrary to popular belief" 


    1: despite what many people believe

    [Idiom]  | "contrary to popular opinion" 


    1: despite what many people think

    [Idiom]  | "appearances to the contrary" 


    1: even though (something) does not appear to be so

    [Adjective]  | "contrary" 


    1: being as different as possible;


      * e.g., " ... the other jurors seemed sure the defendant was guilty, but I came to the contrary conclusion "




    2: engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior;


      * e.g., " ... a contrary child who wouldn't behave "




    3: given to resisting authority or another's control;


      * e.g., " ... the contrary soldier is facing a court-martial for insubordination "




    [Noun]  | "contrary" 


    1: something that is as different as possible from something else;


      * e.g., " ... the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary—love "



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    [Preposition]  | "contrary to" 


    1: as in athwart;



    [Phrase]  | "on the contrary" 


    1: just the opposite being true;


      * e.g., " ... Did I fail the test? On the contrary, you passed with flying colors! "



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    [Phrase]  | "to the contrary" 


    1: just the opposite being true;


      * e.g., " ... We believe their story since there is no evidence to the contrary. "



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     [ "contrary" ]

    1: * A complete opposite/contrast to as the truth stands

      * e.g.,  ... * "We all believed that Luke was straight, but the truth was quite the contrary" 

     [ "contrary" ]

    1: Someone that doesn't wanna do right.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at him! That boy is as contrary as he wanna be. 

     [ "on the contrary" ]

    1: The exact opposite of what someone would expect. Irony; see contrary

      * e.g.,  ... I thought the killing part of the movie would scare the children, but on the contrary, that was their favorite part. 

     [ "In the Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One May Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull" ]

    1: Literally the best song ever wtf like how can a song be so good

      * e.g.,  ... *"In the Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One May Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull" starts playing* 

     [ "Evidence to the contrary" ]

    1: Do you HAVE evidence to the contrary that you're just arbitrarily withholding? If you're arbitrarily withholding evidence that she's not being followed. What would you do if you had evidence she WAS being followed? I mean, you ran a rape-farm so I doubt it would be beyond you to lie. Would you 'Do what you thought was best?' If she was right? What excuse do you have not to tell her?

      * e.g.,  ... Dr. Rape Farm "Well, you know, I think it's best to, um, deflect to the peripheral elements of her life because THAT'S what I was trained to do. And if I'm wrong I look stupid as fuck. I would lose all of the money I make treating the misdiagnosis. Bet the psychological enterprise is TOO IMPORTANT for you acknowledge evidence to the contrary." 

     [ "Contrary" ]

    1: New way to congratulate someone.

      * e.g.,  ... “I just bought a house guys!” “No way! Contrary bro!!” 

     [ "Contrary to popular belief" ]

    1: When something is contrary to popular belief, that signifies that it does not follow the opinion of the public. Usually used when trying to imply that the opinion of someone else is incorrect.

      * e.g.,  ... Contrary to popular belief, I actually did not get a 75% on the test, I got a 94%. 

     [ "contrariant" ]

    1: In Crypto industry, they use "contrariant" instead of "contrarian"

      * e.g.,  ... Fwiw, it makes building a real app (ironically) a contrariant move 

     [ "Contrariance" ]

    1: The feeling and state of subtle, indirect resistance and non-compliance of "I ain't gonna do that", where an individual doesn't openly challenge or confront, but expresses their opposition in a veiled or covert manner.

      * e.g.,  ... My feelings of contrariance kicked in and instead of doing my work I went to get pizza. 

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