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Counter :: Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a..

Massacre :: Massacre (n.) To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings..

Contrariety :: Contrariety (n.) Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency..

Wicked :: Wicked (a.) Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs..

Unnatural :: Unnatural (a.) Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes..

Controversy :: Controversy (n.) Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.

Unlive :: Unlive (v. t.) To //ve in a contrary manner, as a life; to live in a manner contrary to..

Paralogism :: Paralogism (n.) A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulae; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises..

Disaffirm :: Disaffirm (v. t.) To refuse to confirm; to annul, as a judicial decision, by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal..

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver..

Unlearn :: Unlearn (v. t.) To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of..

Counterstep :: Counterstep (n.) A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.

Beastly :: Beastly (a.) Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.

Reversed :: Reversed (a.) Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zool.), sinistrorse or sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell..

Unconstitutional :: Unconstitutional (a.) Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer..

Unnature :: Unnature (v. t.) To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature.

Unlawful :: Unlawful (a.) Not lawful; contrary to law.

Fool :: Fool (n.) A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt..

Countermove :: Countermove (v. t. & i.) To move in a contrary direction to.

Antilogous :: Antilogous (a.) Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous.

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