willful perversity

Frequency: 5.92.3 per million words

Intentional and deliberate perversity.

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Examples (10)

  • His refusal was nothing short of willful perversity, designed to annoy.
  • She often acted with willful perversity, just to defy expectations.
  • The child's willful perversity made parenting a constant challenge.
  • Attributing the error to willful perversity might be too harsh.
  • They accused him of willful perversity when he ignored all advice.
  • It takes a certain willful perversity to choose the harder path intentionally.
  • Despite the clear instructions, his actions showed signs of willful perversity.
  • Her willful perversity sometimes led to unexpected but interesting outcomes.
  • He couldn't understand the willful perversity behind her decision to sabotage the project.
  • Some interpret his unconventional behavior as mere willful perversity.