"quite the contrary" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} quite the contrary (not comparable)
  1. (conjunctive) opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed. Tags: conjunctive, not-comparable Synonyms: contrariwise, on the contrary, to the contrary Synonyms (opposite of what had earlier been assumed): au contraire, if anything, far from it, quite the opposite Translations (Translations): doch (German), wręcz przeciwnie (Polish)
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