contrariness

English Thesaurus

1. a fussy and eccentric disposition (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	ill nature,
definition	:	a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition (noun.attribute)

2. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness,
definition	:	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	cussedness, orneriness,
definition	:	meanspirited disagreeable contrariness (noun.attribute)

3. a fussy and eccentric disposition (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	cantankerous, crotchety, ornery,
definition	:	having a difficult and contrary disposition (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

4. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward,
definition	:	resistant to guidance or discipline (adj.all)

derivation	:	perverse,
definition	:	marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict (adj.all)

5. a fussy and eccentric disposition (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	cantankerous, crotchety, ornery,
definition	:	having a difficult and contrary disposition (adj.all)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

6. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward,
definition	:	resistant to guidance or discipline (adj.all)

derivation	:	perverse,
definition	:	marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict (adj.all)