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per·ver·si·ty

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–noun, plural -ties for 2.

1.	the state or quality of being perverse.

2.	an instance of this.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L perversitās. See perverse, -ity

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per·ver·si·ty Audio Help (pər-vûr'sĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. per·ver·si·ties

The quality or state of being perverse.
An instance of being perverse.

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perversity
noun
1.	deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline [syn: contrariness]
2.	deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"