per·ver·si·ty
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Audio Help [per-vur-si-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ties for 2.
| 1. | the state or quality of being perverse. |
| 2. | an instance of this. |
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perversity
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| per·ver·si·ty
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n. pl. per·ver·si·ties
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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" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Perversity
Per*ver"si*ty\, n. [L. perversitas: cf. F. perversit['e].] The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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