What does perverse mean?
Definitions for perverse
pərˈvɜrsper·verse
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Princeton's WordNet
perverseadjective
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
"took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
contrary, obstinate, perverse, waywardadjective
resistant to guidance or discipline
"Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobateadjective
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"
Wiktionary
perverseadjective
Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
perverseadjective
Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
perverseadjective
Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.
Etymology: * From perversum, past participle of pervertere > per- 'thoroughly' + vertere 'to turn'. So, "thoroughly turned".
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PERVERSEadjective
Etymology: pervers, Fr. perversus, Lat.
And nature breeds
Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things. John Milton.Then for the testimony of truth hast born
Universal reproach; far worse to bear
Than violence; for this was all thy care
To stand approv’d in sight of God, though worlds
Judg’d thee perverse. John Milton, Paradise Lost.To so perverse a sex all grace is vain,
It gives them courage to offend again. Dryden.Oh gentle Romeo,
If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully,
Or if you think I am too quickly won,
I’ll frown and be perverse, and say thee nay,
So thou wilt wooe: but else not for the world. William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
Perverse
Known as the guy called Nad aka Brown Unicorn
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perverse
Perverse generally refers to behaving or showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably or unreasonably, often in direct contrast to what is expected or desired. It can also refer to actions or tendencies that are viewed as wicked, corrupt, or deviant from what is considered normal or appropriate.
Webster Dictionary
Perverseadjective
turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted
Perverseadjective
obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary
Wikidata
Perverse
Perverse is the third album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1993. Releases were "The Devil You Know", "The Right Decision" and "Zeroes and Ones". "The Devil You Know" reached number 1 on the Modern Rock chart in the U.S., while "Zeroes and Ones" reached number 30 in the UK charts.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Perverse
per-vėrs′, adj. turned aside: obstinate in the wrong: stubborn: vexatious.—adv. Perverse′ly.—ns. Perverse′ness, Perver′sity, state or quality of being perverse: inclination to oppose: wickedness.—adj. Perver′sive, tending to pervert. [L. perversus, turned the wrong way.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perverse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perverse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of perverse in a Sentence
It was not an easy decision on their part and they had to think long and hard about it, and I think some of them still feel ambivalent about participating… One of the results of… ‘In Cold Blood' is that we have a lot of sympathy for the killers, because of how Truman Capote told that story… not excusing them for what they did, but seeing them as three-dimensional human beings. ..[and] all of these films kind of celebrate the killers in a perverse way…. the family felt very violated by the experience. They felt violated by ‘In Cold Blood.’.
Fools and the perverse fill the lawyers' purse.
Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till some one dash it from them.
Actions announced today on list prices further illustrate the perverse incentives of America's drug pricing system, drug companies raising their prices and offsetting them with higher rebates benefits everyone but the consumer, who routinely pays out of pocket based on list price.
It sounds a little bit distorted or perverse, whatever the appropriate word is, but it just raises awareness that there are Olympic Games going on in South America and you'd have to be hibernating under a rock not to understand that.
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