Diametrically opposed

• reverse

  1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
  2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
  3. Causing backward movement:

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  1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
  2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
  3. Causing backward movement:

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• polar

  1. Of or relating to a pole.
  2. Measured from or referred to a pole:
  3. Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole.

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  1. Of or relating to a pole.
  2. Measured from or referred to a pole:
  3. Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole.

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• opposite

  1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other:
  2. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other:
  3. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things:

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  1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other:
  2. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other:
  3. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things:

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• opposing

  1. That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
  2. Present participle of oppose.

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  1. That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
  2. Present participle of oppose.

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• diametrical

  1. Of, relating to, or along a diameter.
  2. Exactly opposite; contrary.

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  1. Of, relating to, or along a diameter.
  2. Exactly opposite; contrary.

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• diametric

  1. directly opposite
  2. of or relating to a diameter; diametral

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  1. directly opposite
  2. of or relating to a diameter; diametral

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• counter

  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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• converse

  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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• contradictory

  1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
  2. Given to contradicting:
  3. Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

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  1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
  2. Given to contradicting:
  3. Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

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• antonymous

  1. of, or having the nature of, an antonym; opposite in meaning

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  1. of, or having the nature of, an antonym; opposite in meaning

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• antonymic

  1. Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.

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  1. Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.

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• antithetical

  1. Being in diametrical opposition:
  2. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.

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  1. Being in diametrical opposition:
  2. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.

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• antipodean

  1. diametrically opposed
  2. relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
  3. (informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand

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  1. diametrically opposed
  2. relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
  3. (informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand

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• antipodal

  1. Of, relating to, or situated on the opposite side or sides of the earth:
  2. Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.
  3. One of usually three cells situated at the opposite end from the egg in the mature embryo sac of a flowering plant.

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  1. Of, relating to, or situated on the opposite side or sides of the earth:
  2. Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.
  3. One of usually three cells situated at the opposite end from the egg in the mature embryo sac of a flowering plant.

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Given to acting in opposition to others

• wayward

  1. Deviating from what is desired, expected, or required, especially in being disobedient or in gratifying one's own inclinations:
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage, control, or keep in order:
  3. Going somewhere not intended or desired:

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  1. Deviating from what is desired, expected, or required, especially in being disobedient or in gratifying one's own inclinations:
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage, control, or keep in order:
  3. Going somewhere not intended or desired:

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• perverse

  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

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  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

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• ornery

  1. Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous.

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  1. Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous.

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• impossible

  1. Incapable of having existence or of occurring.
  2. Not capable of being accomplished:
  3. Unacceptable; intolerable:

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  1. Incapable of having existence or of occurring.
  2. Not capable of being accomplished:
  3. Unacceptable; intolerable:

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• froward

  1. Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.

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  1. Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.

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• difficult

  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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• contrarious

  1. Perverse; inimical.

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  1. Perverse; inimical.

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• balky

  1. Given to stopping and refusing to go on:
  2. Difficult to operate or start:

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  1. Given to stopping and refusing to go on:
  2. Difficult to operate or start:

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That which is diametrically opposed to another

• contrapositive

  1. A proposition derived by negating and permuting the terms of another, equivalent proposition; for example, All not-Y is not-X is the contrapositive of All X is Y.

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  1. A proposition derived by negating and permuting the terms of another, equivalent proposition; for example, All not-Y is not-X is the contrapositive of All X is Y.

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• contradictory

  1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
  2. Given to contradicting:
  3. Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

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  1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
  2. Given to contradicting:
  3. Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

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• reverse

  1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
  2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
  3. Causing backward movement:

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  1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order:
  2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual:
  3. Causing backward movement:

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• opposite

  1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other:
  2. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other:
  3. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things:

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  1. Placed or located directly across from something else or from each other:
  2. Facing the other way; moving or tending away from each other:
  3. Being the other of two complementary or mutually exclusive things:

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• counter

  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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• converse

  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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  1. To engage in an exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language.
  2. To interact socially with others; associate.
  3. An interchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language; conversation.

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• antonym

  1. A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word:

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  1. A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word:

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• antithesis

  1. Direct contrast; opposition.
  2. The direct or exact opposite:
  3. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in

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  1. Direct contrast; opposition.
  2. The direct or exact opposite:
  3. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in

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• antipodes

  1. Any two places or regions that are on diametrically opposite sides of the earth.
  2. Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of another; an antipode.

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  1. Any two places or regions that are on diametrically opposite sides of the earth.
  2. Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of another; an antipode.

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• antipode

  1. A direct or diametrical opposite.
  2. One of a pair of antipodes.

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  1. A direct or diametrical opposite.
  2. One of a pair of antipodes.

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Opposed

• inimical

  1. Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse:
  2. Unfriendly; hostile:

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  1. Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse:
  2. Unfriendly; hostile:

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• hostile

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:

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  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  2. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:

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• antagonistic

  1. showing antagonism; acting in opposition

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  1. showing antagonism; acting in opposition

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Opposite

• clashing

  1. Present participle of clash.
  2. A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.

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  1. Present participle of clash.
  2. A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.

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• counter

  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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• antithetical

  1. Being in diametrical opposition:
  2. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.

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  1. Being in diametrical opposition:
  2. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.

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Unfavorable

• unpropitious

  1. Unfavorable; inauspicious:

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  1. Unfavorable; inauspicious:

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• adverse

  1. Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
  2. Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:
  3. Moving in an opposite or opposing direction:

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  1. Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic:
  2. Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:
  3. Moving in an opposite or opposing direction:

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• untimely

  1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.
  2. Occurring too soon; premature:
  3. Inopportunely.

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  1. Occurring or done at an inappropriate time; inopportune.
  2. Occurring too soon; premature:
  3. Inopportunely.

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Obstinate

• contrarious

  1. Perverse; inimical.

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  1. Perverse; inimical.

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• froward

  1. Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.

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  1. Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.

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• cross-grained

  1. Having an irregular, transverse, or diagonal grain, as opposed to a parallel grain.
  2. Troublesome to deal with; contrary.

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  1. Having an irregular, transverse, or diagonal grain, as opposed to a parallel grain.
  2. Troublesome to deal with; contrary.

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• cantankerous

  1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable:
  2. Difficult to handle:

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  1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable:
  2. Difficult to handle:

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• oppositional

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition

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  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition

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• pigheaded

  1. Stupidly obstinate.

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  1. Stupidly obstinate.

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• refractory

  1. Showing or characterized by obstinate resistance to authority or control:
  2. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
  3. Resistant to treatment:

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  1. Showing or characterized by obstinate resistance to authority or control:
  2. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
  3. Resistant to treatment:

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• willful

  1. Said or done on purpose; deliberate:
  2. Obstinately bent on having one's own way:

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  1. Said or done on purpose; deliberate:
  2. Obstinately bent on having one's own way:

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• wayward

  1. Deviating from what is desired, expected, or required, especially in being disobedient or in gratifying one's own inclinations:
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage, control, or keep in order:
  3. Going somewhere not intended or desired:

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  1. Deviating from what is desired, expected, or required, especially in being disobedient or in gratifying one's own inclinations:
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage, control, or keep in order:
  3. Going somewhere not intended or desired:

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• self-willed

  1. Obstinate; strong-minded
  2. Possessing self-will.

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  1. Obstinate; strong-minded
  2. Possessing self-will.

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• restive

  1. Uneasily impatient or hard to control under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay:
  2. Characterized by impatience or an absence of calm; unsettled:
  3. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.

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  1. Uneasily impatient or hard to control under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay:
  2. Characterized by impatience or an absence of calm; unsettled:
  3. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.

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• balky

  1. Given to stopping and refusing to go on:
  2. Difficult to operate or start:

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  1. Given to stopping and refusing to go on:
  2. Difficult to operate or start:

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• stubborn

  1. Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute.
  2. Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent:
  3. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort:

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  1. Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute.
  2. Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent:
  3. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort:

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• headstrong

  1. Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful.
  2. Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy:

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  1. Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful.
  2. Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy:

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• contradictory

  1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
  2. Given to contradicting:
  3. Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

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  1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
  2. Given to contradicting:
  3. Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.

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• perverse

  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

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  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

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