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PERVERSE
depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate
(adjective) 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”
contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward
(adjective) resistant to guidance or discipline; “Mary Mary quite contrary”; “an obstinate child with a violent temper”; “a perverse mood”; “wayward behavior”
perverse
(adjective) marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; “took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
perverse (comparative perverser, )
Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
(legal, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.
Antonyms
• docile
• innocent
Anagrams
• persever, preserve
Source: Wiktionary
Per*verse", a. Etym: [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.
– 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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