quite the contrary
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Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumedOpposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.
» This is quite contrary to what I want.
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1 senses(conjunctive, not comparable)Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.
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Examples
4 sentencesThis is quite contrary to what I want.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, trim that pussy, it's damn hairy.
Quite the contrary, I'm the one who must ask for forgiveness.
ruКак раз наоборот, это я должен просить прощения. — odexed
deGanz im Gegenteil, ich bin derjenige, der um Verzeihung bitten muss. — al_ex_an_der
The game ended in a victory for B school, which was quite contrary to predictions.
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5 synonymsopposite of what had earlier been assumed:au contraireif anythingfar from itquite the opposite