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- Dictionaryperversity/pəˈvəːsɪti/
noun
- 1. a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness: "they responded with typical perversity" Similar
- 2. the quality of being contrary to accepted standards or practice; unreasonableness: "the perversity of being able to carry a gun but not purchase a drink"
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PERVERSITY definition: 1. the quality of being strange and not what most people would do or expect: 2. sexual behaviour…. Learn more.
a. : turned away from what is right or good : corrupt. b. : improper, incorrect. c. : contrary to the evidence or the direction of the judge on a point of law. perverse verdict. 2. a. : obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted : wrongheaded. b. : arising from or indicative of stubbornness or obstinacy. 3.
Perversity definition: a willful tendency or determination to go counter to what is expected or desired, sometimes for no apparent reason; contrariness. See examples of PERVERSITY used in a sentence.
noun. deliberately deviating from what is good. “there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism” synonyms: perverseness. see more. noun. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline. synonyms: contrariness, perverseness. see more. Cite this entry. Style:
2 meanings: 1. the quality or state of being perverse 2. a perverse action, comment, etc.... Click for more definitions.
noun. The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, tenacity, willfulness. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
Definition of perversity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PERVERSITY meaning: 1 : the quality of being wrong or different in a strange or offensive way a perverse quality; 2 : something that is wrong or perverse often + of.
perversity meaning, definition, what is perversity: the quality of being perverse: Learn more.
perversity in American English. (pərˈvɜrsəti ) noun. 1. the quality or condition of being perverse. 2. Word forms: plural perˈversities. an instance of this. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
