contrariness

1. With me, nothing illustrates the contrariness of things better than the matter of sleep.
   在我看来，没有什么比睡眠更能说明事物间的矛盾。
2. A sort of wrong-headed contrariness is also associated with this planet.
   一种错误矛盾也和这颗行星关联着。

noun

1. a fussy and eccentric disposition

   Synonym:    crankinesscrotchetinessgrumpiness

2. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

   Synonym:    perversityperverseness