perversity (Meaning)
perversity (n)
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
deliberately deviating from what is good
perversity (n.)
The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness.
Synonyms & Antonyms of perversity
Synonyms:
- crustiness
- contrariness
- rancor
- curmudgeonliness
- antagonism
- orneriness
- belligerency
- scrappiness
- querulousness
- disputatiousness
- animosity
- touchiness
- feistiness
- cantankerousness
- unfriendliness
- combativeness
- oversensitiveness
- irascibleness
- truculency
- truculence
- pugnaciousness
- quarrelsomeness
- bellicosity
- belligerence
- antipathy
- fight
- spleen
- pugnacity
- passion
- sulkiness
- supersensitivity
- contentiousness
- jaundice
- dyspepsia
- fretfulness
- fussiness
- surliness
- fierceness
Antonyms:
perversity Sentence Examples
- The perverse desire for chaos drove the villain to sow destruction wherever he went.
- The perversity of the crime shocked the community, as it defied all norms of morality.
- The speaker's perverse humor elicited both laughter and unease among the audience.
- The child's perverse imagination created a world of bizarre and twisted fantasies.
- The politician's perverse alliance with fringe groups alienated many potential voters.
- The perversity of the editor's decision to publish the salacious article drew widespread condemnation.
- The artist's perverse fascination with the grotesque led him to create disturbing and challenging works.
- The perversity of the system allowed the guilty to escape justice while the innocent suffered.
- The perversity of human nature often manifests in unexpected and troubling ways.
- The novel explored the dark and perverse underbelly of society, revealing its hidden secrets and horrors.
FAQs About the word perversity
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline, deliberately deviating from what is goodThe quality or state of being perverse; per
irritability, irritableness, perverseness, aggressiveness, aggression, grouchiness, fury, crossness, crankiness, rudeness
patience, friendliness, sociability, geniality, tolerance, long-suffering, patience, long-suffering, friendliness,understanding
The perverse desire for chaos drove the villain to sow destruction wherever he went.
The perversity of the crime shocked the community, as it defied all norms of morality.
The speaker's perverse humor elicited both laughter and unease among the audience.
The child's perverse imagination created a world of bizarre and twisted fantasies.
