Definition of perverseness Perverseness

per•verse•ness

We found 5 definitions of perverseness from 4 different sources.

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What does perverseness mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

perverseness - deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
  contrariness, perversity
  fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
perverseness - deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"
  perversity
  evilness, evil morally objectionable behavior
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  • perverseness (n.)
    The quality or state of being perverse.

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