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perverse
per·verse P0214300 (pər-vûrs′, pûr′vûrs′)adj.1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved: a perverse world of sinners.2. a. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable: "Geneticists have the perverse habit of naming genes by what goes wrong when they mutate" (Richard Dawkins).b. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable: an understanding of the text that only a perverse reader could reach.3. Having an effect opposite to what is intended or expected: "Regulation [of child care] to increase quality may have the perverse effect of driving some children into unregulated care" (Kathryn M. Neckerman).
[Middle English pervers, from Old French, from Latin perversus, past participle of pervertere, to pervert; see pervert.]
per·verse′ly adv.per·verse′ness n.perverse (pəˈvɜːs) adj1. deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper2. persistently holding to what is wrong3. wayward or contrary; obstinate; cantankerous4. archaic perverted[C14: from Old French pervers, from Latin perversus turned the wrong way] perˈversely adv perˈverseness nper•verse (pərˈvɜrs)
adj. 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. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin perversus facing the wrong way, askew, orig. past participle of pervertere. See pervert] per•verse′ly, adv. per•verse′ness, n. per•ver′si•ty, n., pl. -ties. syn: See willful. perverse- awkward - Comes from Old Norse awk, "perverse," and weard, "in the direction of," i.e. "turned back upon itself" or "turned backward."
- crabby, crabbed - Crabby and crabbed derive from a crab's sideways movement and habit of snapping (thought to suggest a perverse or irritable nature).
- peeve - A back-formation from peevish, "perverse, obstinate."
- queer - Comes from the German root quer, "across, oblique, perverse."
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | perverse - marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"negative - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign" | | 2. | perverse - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"wayward, contrary, obstinatedisobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" | | 3. | perverse - deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"depraved, reprobate, pervertedcorrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" |
perverseadjective1. stubborn, contrary, unreasonable, dogged, contradictory, troublesome, rebellious, wayward, delinquent, intractable, wilful, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, unmanageable, cussed (informal), obdurate, stiff-necked, disobedient, wrong-headed, refractory, pig-headed, miscreant, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious You're just being perverse.
stubborn cooperative, agreeable, flexible, accommodating, complaisant, obliging, obedient, malleable2. ill-natured, cross, surly, petulant, crabbed, fractious, spiteful, churlish, ill-tempered, stroppy (Brit. slang), cantankerous, peevish, shrewish He seems to take a perverse pleasure in being disagreeable.
ill-natured agreeable, amiable, good-natured3. abnormal, incorrect, unhealthy, improper, deviant, depraved perverse sexual practicesperverseadjective1. Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:corrupt, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, rotten, unhealthy, villainous.2. Tenaciously unwilling to yield:bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, stiff-necked, tenacious, willful.3. Given to acting in opposition to others:balky, contrarious, contrary, difficult, froward, impossible, ornery, wayward.Translationsperverse (pəˈvəːs) adjective1. continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable. a perverse child. 堅持錯誤的，任性的 执拗的，任性的 2. deliberately wrong; unreasonable. perverse behaviour. 剛愎自用的，乖戾的，故意作對的 反常的，背理的，不通情理的 perˈversely adverb 倔強地 倔强地perˈverseness noun 倔強 倔强perˈversity noun 反常，剛愎 反常
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Synonyms for perverseadj stubbornSynonyms- stubborn
- contrary
- unreasonable
- dogged
- contradictory
- troublesome
- rebellious
- wayward
- delinquent
- intractable
- wilful
- unyielding
- obstinate
- intransigent
- headstrong
- unmanageable
- cussed
- obdurate
- stiff-necked
- disobedient
- wrong-headed
- refractory
- pig-headed
- miscreant
- mulish
- cross-grained
- contumacious
Antonyms- cooperative
- agreeable
- flexible
- accommodating
- complaisant
- obliging
- obedient
- malleable
adj ill-naturedSynonyms- ill-natured
- cross
- surly
- petulant
- crabbed
- fractious
- spiteful
- churlish
- ill-tempered
- stroppy
- cantankerous
- peevish
- shrewish
Antonyms- agreeable
- amiable
- good-natured
adj abnormalSynonyms- abnormal
- incorrect
- unhealthy
- improper
- deviant
- depraved
Synonyms for perverseadj utterly reprehensible in nature or behaviorSynonyms- corrupt
- degenerate
- depraved
- flagitious
- miscreant
- rotten
- unhealthy
- villainous
adj tenaciously unwilling to yieldSynonyms- bullheaded
- dogged
- hardheaded
- headstrong
- mulish
- obstinate
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- stiff-necked
- tenacious
- willful
adj given to acting in opposition to othersSynonyms- balky
- contrarious
- contrary
- difficult
- froward
- impossible
- ornery
- wayward
Synonyms for perverseadj marked by a disposition to oppose and contradictRelated Wordsadj resistant to guidance or disciplineSynonymsRelated Wordsadj deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or goodSynonyms- depraved
- reprobate
- perverted
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