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Meaning of 'perverse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Perverse [ a.]
- Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
- Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.

Meaning of 'perverse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . perverse [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resistant to guidance or discipline
Example in sentence:
  • a perverse mood;
  • an obstinate child with a violent temper;
  • Mary Mary quite contrary;
  • wayward behavior
Meaning (2):
- deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
Example in sentence:
  • a perverted sense of loyalty;
  • depraved criminals;
  • the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat
Meaning (3):
- marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
Example in sentence:
  • took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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