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The mind's reflex to push back, often right before it has a reason to.
means Opposed, opposite, or stubbornly inclined to disagree with what's expected or asserted.
from From Latin contrarius, "opposite," built on contra, "against" — the same little word that braces against you in contradict, contrast, and counter. It reached English through Old French contraire in the medieval period, carrying that sense of one thing set squarely facing another.
- latin root
- From contra, meaning against or opposite
- nursery rhyme
- Mary, Mary owns the word's most famous garden
- legal weight
- Evidence to the contrary can collapse a case
- contrarian trade
- Buying when everyone else panic-sells
for instance
galileo vs catholic church — scientist's heliocentric model condemned by church authorities in 1633 rome
lincoln vs confederate south — u.s. president's union forces vs seceding confederate states in american civil war 1861-1865