C2
perversion vs perversity
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| perversionnoun/pərˈvɜːr.ʒən/ | Meaning a change of something good or true into something wrong or bad | Goes with — | Example Calling that report honest is a perversion of the truth. |
| perversitynoun/pərˈvɜːr.sə.ti/ | Meaning the habit of deliberately doing the opposite of what is reasonable or wanted | Goes with sheer perversity | Example Out of sheer perversity, he chose the one restaurant everyone else disliked. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
He refused out of sheer .