1. (adj.)perverse willfully determined not to do what is expected or desired; contrary.
2. perverse characterized by or proceeding from such a determination: a perverse mood.
3. perverse wayward or cantankerous.
4. perverse turned away from what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L perversus facing the wrong way, askew, orig. ptp. of pervertere. See pervert)
Definition of 'perverse'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)perverse marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
2. (adj)contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward resistant to guidance or discipline "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
3. (adj)depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate 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"
Definition of 'perverse'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)perverse turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted
2. (adj)perverse obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary
Definitions of perverse 
Afrikaans: pervers
Arabic: مُنْحَرِف، شِرّير
Bulgarian: опърничав
Brazilian: perverso
Czech: zvrácený
German: verstockt
Danish: genstridig; stædig
Greek: αντιρρησίας, ανάποδος
Spanish: terco, obstinado
Estonian: jonnakas
Farsi: لجباز
Finnish: uppiniskainen
French: pervers
Hebrew: מְסוּלָף
Hindi: विकृत, दुष्ट
Croatian: tvrdoglav, zlećudi
Hungarian: önfejű
Indonesian: suka menentang
Icelandic: þvermóðskufullur
Italian: ostinato, irragionevole
Japanese: ひねくれた
Korean: 외고집의
Lithuanian: priešgynus, nesukalbamas
Latvian: ietiepīgs
Malay: suka membantah
Dutch: eigenzinnig
Norwegian: trassig, gjenstridig
Polish: niepokorny, uparty
Persian: لجباز
Pashto: پخپل سر، ګمراه بدخويه، سر
Portuguese: perverso
Romanian: încăpăţânat, îndărătnic
Russian: несговорчивый, капризный
Slovak: zvrhlý, úchylný
Slovenian: izprijen
Serbian: izopačen
Swedish: motsträvig, tvär, egensin
Thai: เสียนิสัย
Turkish: ters, aksi, huysuz
Taiwanese: 堅持錯誤的，任性的
Ukrainian: упертий, незговірливий
Urdu: سرکش، اڑيل
Vietnamese: ngoan cố
Chinese: 执拗的，任性的
