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- perversity noun /pəˈvɜːsəti/ /pərˈvɜːrsəti/ [uncountable] deliberate determination to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable He refused to attend out of sheer perversity.
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The meaning of PERVERSE is turned away from what is right or good : corrupt. How to use perverse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perverse.
Definition of perversity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Perversity definition: a willful tendency or determination to go counter to what is expected or desired, sometimes for no apparent reason; contrariness. See examples of PERVERSITY used in a sentence.
perversity. 2 meanings: 1. the quality or state of being perverse 2. a perverse action, comment, etc.... Click for more definitions.
PERVERSITY definition: 1. the quality of being strange and not what most people would do or expect: 2. sexual behaviour…. Learn more.
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Being deliberately contrary — doing the opposite of what people expect or want you to do — is one characteristic of perversity. There's also a sense inherent in this word of acting strangely or deviantly.
