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Perversity

pəˈvəːsɪti

Perversity definitions

noun

Inflections:

perversities perversity

a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness

"they responded with typical perversity"

Synonyms:
contrariness perverseness awkwardness unreasonableness difficultness waywardness capriciousness wilfulness refractoriness stubbornness obstinacy obduracy mulishness pig-headedness unreasonableness irrationality illogicality wrong-headedness irregularity inappropriateness
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"
the quality of being sexually perverted