perversity

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Noun
  • Sleeplessness: Lack of sleep can increase irritability.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The result is that even a single night of drinking can lead to daytime fatigue, poor concentration and irritability.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Russian president has unilaterally declared a three-day ceasefire over the course of the Victory Day celebrations, which will be a key propaganda event for the Kremlin in light of its aggression in Ukraine.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • The early stages of the war revealed how a lack of preparedness left many nations vulnerable to aggression.
    Lt. General Leon Scott Rice, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
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“Perversity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversity. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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