Definition of "waywardness" []

• The quality of being wayward (noun)

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• "At the slightest indication of 'waywardness', one of those nagging mothers wil begin applying constant verbal nit-picking and 'withholding love' and judgmental pressure."
• "I think I have a much higher tolerance than Hollinghurst for this kind of waywardness in point-of-view."
• "Poverty, lack of care and training during adolescence, overcrowded housing conditions which accompany large families are universally recognized causes of "waywardness" in girls."