Meaning of the word perversity in English

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perversity

US /pɚˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
UK /pɚˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
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Noun

1.

a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; stubbornness

Example:
Out of sheer perversity, he refused to agree with anything I said.
The perversity of the decision shocked everyone involved.
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