perversity
noun
a willful tendency or determination to go counter to what is expected or desired, sometimes for no apparent reason; contrariness.
perversities
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pluralof perversity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They were not civilized intellectuals “milking on their own perversities and brutalities.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
Over the phone, Steve McQueen described her rigorousness as related, in part, to her interest in “the perversities of life and the perversities of the social situations that we find ourselves in.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2018
The story of Modigliani’s agonies gives rise to Becker’s own cri de coeur regarding the practical and commercial perversities that are inflicted upon artists.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2018
Doing so would help tackle one of the perversities of the illegal timber trade: An abundance of stolen timber depresses prices, slashes margins and can deter investing in better due diligence of their wood supplies.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2012
Every difference between parent and child is somehow assumed to be rooted in and ascribable to the inherent perversities of the parental-filial relation.
From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Stephen Wise
