1. deliberate determination to behave in ways that are unreasonable or unacceptable
Usage: plural of perversity
2. instances of corrupt or immoral behavior
Usage: plural of perversity; formal

Examples

• The committee was frustrated by the perversities of the bureaucratic system.
• His perversities in refusing reasonable compromises delayed the project for months.
• The novel explored the perversities of human nature during wartime.
• She couldn’t understand the perversities that drove people to such cruel acts.
• The historian documented the perversities of the corrupt regime.
• Their perversities in ignoring expert advice led to predictable failures.