perversity
1Perversity — Per*ver si*ty, n. [L. perversitas: cf. F. perversit[ e].] The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness. [1913 Webster] …
2perversity — index bad repute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3perversity — 1520s, from Fr. perversité (12c.), from L. perversitas, from perversus (see PERVERSE (Cf. perverse)) …
4perversity — [pər vʉr′sə tē] n. [OFr perversité < L perversitas < perversus] 1. the quality or condition of being perverse 2. pl. perversities an instance of this …
5perversity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sheer ▪ She s marrying him out of sheer perversity. ▪ wilful/willful ▪ sexual ▪ a sordid tale of sexual perversity …
6perversity — noun 1) out of sheer perversity, he refused Syn: contrariness, awkwardness, recalcitrance, stubbornness, obstinacy, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness; formal refractoriness 2) the perversity of the decision Syn: unreasonableness, irrationa …
7perversity — per|ver|si|ty [pəˈvə:sıti US pərˈvə:r ] n [U] the quality of being perverse ▪ Max refused the money out of sheer perversity …
8perversity — per|ver|si|ty [ pər vɜrsəti ] noun uncount a determination to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by doing the opposite of what is expected or wanted: He refused to accept their help out of sheer perversity …
9perversity — noun (U) the quality of being perverse: Max refused the money out of sheer perversity …
10perversity — perverse ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. 2) contrary to that which is accepted or expected. 3) sexually perverted. DERIVATIVES perversely adverb perverseness noun perversity noun (pl. perversities) …
