PERVERSENESS
perversity, perverseness
(noun) deliberately deviating from what is good; “there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism”
contrariness, perversity, perverseness
(noun) deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perverseness (countable and uncountable, plural perversenesses)
The quality of being perverse; doggedness, obstinacy.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*verse"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being perverse. "Virtue hath some perverseness." Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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