Contrary

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NOUN

a relation of direct opposition

exact opposition

a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

ADJ

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

resistant to guidance or discipline

in an opposing direction

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