Definitions for perverseness
per·verse·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contrariness, perversity, perversenessnoun

   deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perversenessnoun

   The quality of being perverse; obstinacy or doggedness

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perversenessnoun

   Etymology: from perverse.

   1. Petulance; peevishness; spiteful crossness.

   A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. Proverbs xv. 4.

   Virtue hath some perverseness; for she will
   Neither believe her good, nor others ill. John Donne.

   He whom he wishes most, shall seldom gain
   Through her perverseness; but shall see her gain’d
   By a far worse. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   The perverseness of my fate is such,
   That he’s not mine, because he’s mine too much. Dryden.

   When a friend in kindness tries
   To shew you where your error lies,
   Conviction does but more incense;
   Perverseness is your whole defence. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Perversion; corruption. Not in use.

   Neither can this be meant of evil governours or tyrants; for they are often established as lawful potentates; but of some perverseness and defection in the very nation itself. Francis Bacon.

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1. perverseness

   Perverseness is the quality or state of being willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; it's a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often contrary to societal norms or standards. It can also involve a direct resistance to behave correctly and conform to rules. It's often associated with being wicked or corrupt.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Perversenessnoun

   the quality or state of being perverse

Matched Categories

1. • Evil
   • Unruliness

How to pronounce perverseness?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perverseness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perverseness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of perverseness in a Sentence

1. Jane Austen:

   But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perverseness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perverseness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perverseness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perverseness