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

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Lao-Tzu