perversity

noun

per·​ver·​si·​ty |sətē 

-ətē, 

-i

plural -es

1

: the quality or state of being perverse

some sort of perversity in our souls

—D. H. Lawrence

2

: an instance of perversity

in spite of a hundred perversities

—C. E. Montague

one of the ironic perversities that often attend the course of affairs

—John Dewey

Word History

Etymology

Latin perversitas, from perversus perverse + -itas -ity

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Rhymes for perversity

• adversity
• diversity
• biodiversity
• polydispersity
• university

Kids Definition

perversity

noun

per·​ver·​si·​ty

pər-ˈvər-sət-ē, 

-stē

plural perversities

: the quality, state, or an instance of being perverse