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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › perversePerverse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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: 1. strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy: 2. strange and not what most people…. Learn more.

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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

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

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   4 meanings: 1. deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper 2. persistently holding to what is wrong.... Click for more definitions.

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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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   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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   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. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable.

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

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   Definition of perverse adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. showing a deliberate and determined desire to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable. She finds a perverse pleasure in upsetting her parents. Do you really mean that or are you just being deliberately perverse?

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › perverse_adjperverse, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective perverse. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › perverseperverse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Oct 26, 2024 · perverse (comparative more perverse or perverser, superlative most perverse or perversest) Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.