perversity

• Nom désignant une qualité ou un comportement caractérisé par un entêtement délibéré, une désobéissance ou un écart volontaire par rapport à ce qui est considéré comme bon, juste ou attendu.

A noun describing a quality or behavior characterized by deliberate stubbornness, unruliness, or a willful deviation from what is considered good, proper, or expected.

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1. Deliberate stubbornnessC1formal

   A deliberate and persistent refusal to follow guidance, rules, or accepted norms, often for the sake of being contrary.

   Obstination délibérée

   • His perversity made him argue against every suggestion, even when he agreed with them.
   • The child's perversity frustrated the teacher, who could not get him to follow simple instructions.
   • She acted out of pure perversity, refusing to cooperate simply because she was asked.

   Synonymescontrarinessintractabilityobstinacyrecalcitrancerefractorinessstubbornness

   Antonymescomplianceconformitycooperationdocilityobedience

2. Willful deviation from goodC1formal

   The quality of deliberately choosing to act in a way that is contrary to what is considered good, proper, or reasonable.

   Perversité

   • The villain's perversity led him to commit acts of cruelty for no reason other than the pleasure of doing wrong.
   • There is a certain perversity in enjoying the misfortune of others.
   • The novel explores the perversity of human nature when it chooses evil over good.

   Synonymescontrarinesscussednessobstinacyperverseness

   Antonymesgoodnessmoralityrectituderighteousnessvirtue