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Answer for the clue "Grown-up leader somehow sensed perversity ", 15 letters:
wrongheadedness

Word definitions for wrongheadedness in dictionaries

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n. The state of being wrongheaded

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wrongheaded \Wrong"head`ed\, a. Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse. -- Wrong"head`ed*ly , adv. -- Wrong"head`ed*ness , n. --Macaulay.

Usage examples of wrongheadedness.

When she had deciphered the messages from Queen Mary to Lady Westmorland, she had realized that, for all their wrongheadedness in seeking to overthrow the rightful queen of England, they were in truth only women like herself, who could be driven to desperate measures by circumstances beyond their control.