perverse

[ per-vurs ]

/ pərˈvɜrs /

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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.

Origin of perverse

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, Middle French pervers, “wicked, unnatural,” from Latin perversus “facing the wrong way, askew,” past participle of pervertere “to turn around, overturn”; see pervert

SYNONYMS FOR perverse

1 contumacious, disobedient.

4 stubborn, headstrong.

5 evil, bad, sinful.

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ANTONYMS FOR perverse

1 agreeable.

4 tractable.

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synonym study for perverse

4. See willful.

OTHER WORDS FROM perverse

per·verse·ly, adverbper·verse·ness, noun

Words nearby perverse

Peruzzi, perv, pervade, pervasive, pervasive developmental disorder, perverse, perversely, perversion, perversity, perversive, pervert

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Example sentences from the Web for perverse

This is the first time someone’s tried to come up with a regulated rate card for how it should work and trying to arrive at a fair set of terms without invoking all sorts of unintended consequences and perverse outcomes.
‘We’re getting more used to the uncertainty’: BBC Global News chief on ad-funded news|Lucinda Southern|September 10, 2020|Digiday
Beck takes the prize for Most Perverse Offering by an Artist in 2012.
Beck’s Album ‘Song Reader’ Is All Sheet Music. We Take It for a Spin|Malcolm Jones|December 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Perverse lads, indeed, generally kick over the traces at an earlier point: and refuse to learn anything.
Hours in a Library|Leslie Stephen
Perverse sexuality, in brief, is nothing more than magnified infantile sexuality divided into its separate tendencies.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud

Perverse fashion kept them in London even in April and May for "the season," just when in the country nature was most alluring.
Washington and his Comrades in Arms|George Wrong
His reason prompted him to listen, but the Imp of the Perverse laughed reason to scorn.
The Dreamer|Mary Newton Stanard
Perverse cruelty on the part of the government came to their attention with distressing frequency.
Emma Goldman|Charles A. Madison

British Dictionary definitions for perverse

perverse

/ (pəˈvɜːs) /

adjective

deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper

persistently holding to what is wrong

wayward or contrary; obstinate; cantankerous

archaic perverted

Derived forms of perverse

perversely, adverbperverseness, noun

Word Origin for perverse

C14: from Old French pervers, from Latin perversus turned the wrong way

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单词	perverse
释义	perverse [ per-vurs ] / pərˈvɜrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perverse ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of perverse First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, Middle French pervers, “wicked, unnatural,” from Latin perversus “facing the wrong way, askew,” past participle of pervertere “to turn around, overturn”; see pervert SYNONYMS FOR perverse 1 contumacious, disobedient. 4 stubborn, headstrong. 5 evil, bad, sinful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perverse ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR perverse 1 agreeable. 4 tractable. SEE ANTONYMS FOR perverse ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for perverse 4. See willful. OTHER WORDS FROM perverse per·verse·ly, adverbper·verse·ness, noun Words nearby perverse Peruzzi, perv, pervade, pervasive, pervasive developmental disorder, perverse, perversely, perversion, perversity, perversive, pervert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perverse This is the first time someone’s tried to come up with a regulated rate card for how it should work and trying to arrive at a fair set of terms without invoking all sorts of unintended consequences and perverse outcomes. ‘We’re getting more used to the uncertainty’: BBC Global News chief on ad-funded news\|Lucinda Southern\|September 10, 2020\|Digiday Beck takes the prize for Most Perverse Offering by an Artist in 2012. Beck’s Album ‘Song Reader’ Is All Sheet Music. We Take It for a Spin\|Malcolm Jones\|December 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Perverse lads, indeed, generally kick over the traces at an earlier point: and refuse to learn anything. Hours in a Library\|Leslie Stephen Perverse sexuality, in brief, is nothing more than magnified infantile sexuality divided into its separate tendencies. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis\|Sigmund Freud Perverse fashion kept them in London even in April and May for "the season," just when in the country nature was most alluring. Washington and his Comrades in Arms\|George Wrong His reason prompted him to listen, but the Imp of the Perverse laughed reason to scorn. The Dreamer\|Mary Newton Stanard Perverse cruelty on the part of the government came to their attention with distressing frequency. Emma Goldman\|Charles A. Madison British Dictionary definitions for perverse perverse / (pəˈvɜːs) / adjective deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper persistently holding to what is wrong wayward or contrary; obstinate; cantankerous archaic perverted Derived forms of perverse perversely, adverbperverseness, noun Word Origin for perverse C14: from Old French pervers, from Latin perversus turned the wrong way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perverse contradictory, wicked, abnormal, bad-tempered, cantankerous, capricious, contrary, contumacious, corrupt, crabby, cross, degenerate, delinquent, depraved, deviant, disobedient, dogged, erring, fractious, hard-nosed
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perverse

adjective

Origin of perverse

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ANTONYMS FOR perverse

synonym study for perverse

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British Dictionary definitions for perverse

adjective

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