Synonyms for perversity
per·ver·si·ty

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1. contrariness, perversity, perversenessnoun

   deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

   Synonyms:
   crotchetiness, grumpiness, perverseness, crankiness, contrariness

2. perversity, perversenessnoun

   deliberately deviating from what is good

   "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"

   Synonyms:
   perverseness, contrariness

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1. • Evil
   • Unruliness

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1. perversitynoun

   Synonyms:
   PERVERSENESS

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1. List of paraphrases for "perversity":

   wickedness, perversion, viciousness

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1. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.