perverseness

[ per-vurs-nis ]

noun

1. a variant of perversity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perverseness¹

perverse ( def ) + -ness ( def )

Example Sentences

Atypically for a government document, the proclamation expresses a sense of penitence, acknowledging “national perverseness and disobedience,” even “sins.”

From Washington Post

Yet, in a perfect example of Oscar perverseness, though “Arrival’s” success is impossible to imagine without star Amy Adams, she was not nominated in the best actress category.

From Los Angeles Times

I chose to leave the island vague so that readers could project their own stereotypes onto it, experience a bit of that perverseness for themselves.

From The New Yorker

It accordingly urged them to offer not only thanks but also “humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience.”

From Washington Post

His own parents, in some mood of perverseness or resignation, had agreed to abide by a naming done to them by somebody who couldn’t have cared less.

From Literature