perversity
71diversity — (n.) mid 14c., quality of being diverse, mostly in a neutral sense, from O.Fr. diversité (12c.) difference, diversity, unique feature, oddness: also wickedness, perversity, from L. diversitatem (nom. diversitas) contrariety, contradiction,… …
72perverse — [[t]pə(r)vɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf (disapproval) Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves. It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend...… …
73perverseness — n. 1. Obstinacy, stubbornness, wilfulness, waywardness, perversity. 2. Petulance, peevishness, churlishness, moroseness, surliness, ill temper, perversity …
74obliquity — /əˈblɪkwəti/ (say uh blikwuhtee) noun (plural obliquities) 1. the state of being oblique. 2. divergence from moral rectitude. 3. a moral delinquency. 4. mental perversity. 5. an instance of mental perversity. 6. inclination, or degree of… …
75contrariness — noun 1. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline • Syn: ↑perversity, ↑perverseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑perverse (for: ↑perverseness), ↑perverse ( …
76BELIAL — (Heb. בְּלִיַּעַל; lit. worthlessness ). In the Bible a common noun characterizing persons who behave in a dissolute manner, give false testimony, or hatch infamous plots. It is used in apposition to such words as son (Deut. 13:14; I Sam. 2:12),… …
77Mischief — Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused …
78To be in mischief — Mischief Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or… …
79To make mischief — Mischief Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or… …
80To play the mischief — Mischief Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or… …
