contrariness (n.)

  1. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

    [ Syn: perversity , perverseness ]

  2. a fussy and eccentric disposition

    [ Syn: crankiness , crotchetiness , grumpiness ]

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