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perversity

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pə^rˈvɜː^rsɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈvɝsɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pər vûr′si tē)

Inflections of 'perversity' (n): npl: perversities

per•ver•si•ty (pər vûr′si tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2.

the state or quality of being perverse.
an instance of this.

Latin perversitās. See perverse, -ity
1520–30

per•verse /pɚˈvɜrs/USA pronunciation adj.

willfully determined not to do what is expected or desired; contrary:a perverse desire to argue for the opposite of whatever everyone else accepts.

per•verse•ly, adv.: Now, perversely, he's opposed to the amendment, although earlier he supported it.
per•verse•ness, n. [uncountable]
per•ver•si•ty /pɚˈvɜrsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -vert-.

per•verse (pər vûrs′),USA pronunciation adj.

willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired;
contrary.
characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition:a perverse mood.
wayward or cantankerous.
persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.
turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper;
wicked or corrupt.

Latin perversus facing the wrong way, askew, origin, originally past participle of pervertere. See pervert
Middle English 1325–75

per•verse′ly, adv.
per•verse′ness, n.

willful.

'perversity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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