Perversity

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  • noun. The quality or state of being perverse.
  • noun. An instance of being perverse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Perverse character, disposition, tendency, or conduct; disposition to be contrary; perverseness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The quality of being perverse.
  • noun. A perverse act
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. deliberately deviating from what is good
  • noun. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
  • Word Usage
    "The ultimate end of the relentless pursuit of perversity is probably something like the world of Charles Stross's Glasshouse, a novel depicting a post-singularity society that must be one of the most miserable and monotonous places I have ever read about."
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