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Exact Match:

perversity: deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"

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testiness collapse: feeling easily irritated

contraindication collapse: (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

showdown collapse

contradistinction collapse: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"

cussedness collapse: meanspirited disagreeable contrariness

ugliness collapse: qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses

caprice collapse: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"

biological urge collapse

hot pants collapse: skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment

cross purposes collapse

antithesis collapse: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"

hot blood collapse

contraposition collapse

irascibility collapse: a feeling of resentful anger

nymphomania collapse: abnormally intense sexual desire in women

eroticism collapse: a state of anticipation of sexuality

defiance collapse: a defiant act; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; a hostile challenge

discrepancy collapse: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"; an event that departs from expectations

devilry collapse

concupiscence collapse

indecency collapse: an indecent or improper act; the quality of being indecent

polarity collapse: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"

prurience collapse: feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness

sexual desire collapse: a desire for sexual intimacy

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

collision collapse: a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"; an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"; (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

itch collapse: an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch; have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"; have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"

antagonism collapse: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure; an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility; the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"

hostility collapse: a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"; the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"; a state of deep-seated ill-will

antipathy collapse: the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"; a feeling of intense dislike

contradiction collapse: the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"; (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"; opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

lust collapse: self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

inconsistency collapse: the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts

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