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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