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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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   The meaning of PERVERSE is turned away from what is right or good : corrupt. How to use perverse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perverse.

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   Perverse definition: willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. . See examples of PERVERSE used in a sentence.

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   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.

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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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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERVERSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. 2. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition. a perverse mood. 3. wayward or cantankerous. 4. persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionperverse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   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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   Perverse Definition. Deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; specif., sexually perverted. Persisting in error or fault; stubbornly contrary. Characterized by or resulting from obstinacy or contrariness.

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    5 days ago · perverse (comparative more perverse or perverser, superlative most perverse or perversest) Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.

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    Some common synonyms of perverse are balky, contrary, restive, and wayward. While all these words mean "inclined to resist authority or control," perverse may imply wrongheaded, determined, or cranky opposition to what is reasonable or normal.