Meaning of PERVERSE
| Pronunciation: | | pur'vurs
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- [adj] marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
- [adj] resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
- [adj] marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
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| | Synonyms: | | contrary, corrupt, depraved, disobedient, immoral, negative, obstinate, perverted, reprobate, wayward |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*verse"\, a. [L. perversus turned the wrong way,
not right, p. p. of pervertereto turn around, to overturn:
cf. F. pervers. See {Pervert}.]
1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the
right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
The only righteous in a word perverse. --Milton.
2. Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence,
wayward; vexing; contrary.
To so perverse a sex all grace is vain. --Dryden.
Syn: Froward; untoward; wayward; stubborn; ungovernable;
intractable; cross; petulant; vexatious.
Usage: {Perverse}, {Froward}. One who is froward is
capricious, and reluctant to obey. One who is perverse
has a settled obstinacy of will, and likes or dislikes
by the rule of contradiction to the will of others.
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