Associations to the word «Perverseness»

Wiktionary

PERVERSENESS, noun. The quality of being perverse; obstinacy or doggedness

Dictionary definition

PERVERSENESS, noun. Deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline.
PERVERSENESS, noun. Deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism".

Wise words

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