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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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   Perverse means turned away from what is right or good, or stubborn in opposing what is reasonable or accepted. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of perverse.

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   Perverse means strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy. It can also mean having the effect of being the opposite of what is usually expected or considered reasonable. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.

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

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   Perverse means deliberately doing things that are unreasonable or harmful, or persistently holding to what is wrong. It can also mean wayward, contrary, or obstinate. See synonyms, examples, and word origin of perverse.

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   Perverse means willfully or persistently going against what is normal, good, or proper. It can also mean wayward, obstinate, or corrupt. See the origin, usage, and synonym study of perverse.

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   Something perverse is unusual, possibly somewhat weird, and even immoral, like that time the odd kid in class announced that a love poem was really all about lovingly poisoning squirrels and no one sat next to him for a week afterwards. That kid's perspective was perverse. Perverse can also mean

7. www.yourdictionary.com › perversePerverse Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Perverse means deviating from what is right or good, or obstinately disobedient or difficult. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, origin and examples of perverse from YourDictionary.

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   Perverse means showing a deliberate and determined desire to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable. Learn how to use this word in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.