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perversity

noun

Deliberately deviating from what is good

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Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
C2

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noun

  1. Deliberately deviating from what is good

    “There will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism”

noun

  1. Deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

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

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