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   Per·verse

   /pərˈvərs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their actions) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences: "Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate" Similar awkwardcontrarydifficultunreasonableuncooperativeunhelpfulobstructivedisobligingunaccommodatingtroublesometiresomeannoyingvexatiousobstreperousdisobedientunmanageableuncontrollablerecalcitrantrefractoryrebelliouswillfulheadstrongself-willedcapriciouswaywardcross-grainedstubbornobstinateobduratepertinaciousmulishpigheadedbull-headedintractableintransigentinflexiblethrawninformal:cussedbloody-mindedbolshiestroppybalkyarchaic:frowardcontumaciousrare:contrariousOpposite accommodatingcooperative
   • ▪ contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice: "in two general elections the outcome was quite perverse" Similar illogicalirrationalunreasonablecontradictorywrongwrongheadedincorrectirregularinappropriateunorthodoxinformal:backasswardsOpposite reasonable
   • ▪ (of a verdict) against the weight of evidence or the direction of the judge on a point of law.
   • ▪ sexually perverted. Similar perverteddepravedunnaturalabnormaldeviantdegenerateimmoralwarpedtwistedcorruptwickedbaseevilinformal:kinkysickpervysicko

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘turned away from what is right or good’): from Old French pervers(e), from Latin perversus ‘turned about’, from the verb pervertere (see pervert).

   Derivatives

   • 1. perverseness noun

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   Definitions of perverse. adjective. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. synonyms: depraved, perverted, reprobate. corrupt. lacking in integrity. adjective. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict. “took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans” synonyms: negative.

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   adjective. us / pərˈvɜrs / Add to word list. having the effect of being, or intended to be, the opposite of what is usually expected or considered reasonable: Sometimes I think he refuses to cooperate just to be perverse. She takes perverse pleasure in shocking people.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · adjective. Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves. [disapproval] It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend. In some perverse way the ill-matched partners do actually need each other. perversely adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]

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   1. willfully determined not to do what is expected or desired; contrary. 2. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination: a perverse mood. 3. wayward or cantankerous. 4. turned away from what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.

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   adjective. willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood. wayward or cantankerous. persistent or obstinate in what is wrong. turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt. See more.

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   adjective. /pəˈvɜːs/. /pərˈvɜːrs/. showing a deliberate and determined desire to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable. a perverse decision (= one that most people do not expect and think is wrong) She finds a perverse pleasure in upsetting her parents.

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   Characterized by or resulting from obstinacy or contrariness. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable. An understanding of the text that only a perverse reader could reach. American Heritage. Obstinately disobedient or difficult; intractable. Webster's New World.