contrariness
noun
- self-willed opposition/perverseness/perversity
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English contrary Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English contrariness From contrary + -ness.
- The state of being contrary