perversity
[ per-vur-si-tee ]
/ pərˈvɜr sɪ ti /
noun, plural per·ver·si·ties for 2.
the state or quality of being perverse.
an instance of this.
OTHER WORDS FROM perversity
non·per·ver·si·ty, noun, plural non·per·ver·si·ties.Words nearby perversity
perv on,
pervade,
pervasive,
perverse,
perversion,
perversity,
perversive,
pervert,
perverted,
pervicacious,
pervious
Example sentences from the Web for perversity
Perversity haunts the garden, and the dock always grows as near as possible to some plant that you value.
The New Gulliver and Other Stories |Barry PainPerversity prompted her answer, but at once she remembered Crewe, and turned away in annoyance.
In the Year of Jubilee |George GissingPerversity, inconsistency—but it was her nature, and she could not overcome it.
One Man in His Time |Ellen Glasgow"Perversity is the only thing that makes this rotten life worth living," retorted Bakkus.
The Mountebank |William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for perversity
perversity
/ (pəˈvɜːsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the quality or state of being perverse
a perverse action, comment, etc