Con′tra‐ri″e‐ty (?) n.; pl.Contrarieties (#). [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrariété.] 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.
There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses.
South.
2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency.
How can these contrarieties agree?
Shak.
Syn. — Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.