Cōn-tra-rī'e-ty, n.
n. [Lat. contrarietas, Fr. contrariété, Pr. contrarietat, Sp. contrariedad, It. contrarietà.]
Sense 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance.
There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South.
Sense 2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else.
How can these contrarieties agree? Shak.
Synonyms—Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.