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Definitions for Perverseness
[1] willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
[2] characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood.
[3] wayward or cantankerous.
[4] persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.
[5] turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.
[6] deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper
[7] persistently holding to what is wrong
[8] wayward or contrary; obstinate; cantankerous
[9] archaic perverted
Words related to Perverseness
perversepigheadedness, tenaciousness, pertinacity, reluctance, mulishness, perversity, determination, doggedness, tenacity, purpose, willfulness
Words nearby Perverseness
perverseperuzzi, perv, perv on, pervade, pervasive, perverse, perversion, perversity, perversive, pervert, perverted
Origin of Perverseness
1325–75; Middle English < Latin perversus facing the wrong way, askew, orig. past participle of pervertere. See pervert
Other words from Perverseness
per·verse·ly , adverb
per·verse·ness , noun
non·per·verse , adjective
non·per·verse·ly , adverb
non·per·verse·ness , noun
un·per·verse , adjective
un·per·verse·ly , adverb
Word origin for Perverseness
C14: from Old French pervers, from Latin perversus turned the wrong way
Synonyms for Perverseness
bullheadedness, determination, doggedness, mulishness, obstinance, pertinacity, perversity, pigheadedness, purpose, reluctance, tenaciousness, tenacity, willfulness, hardheadedness, obstinateness, pertinaciousness