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UK
/pəvˈɜːs/
]
[ US /pɝˈvɝs/ ]
[ US /pɝˈvɝs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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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 -
resistant to guidance or discipline
a perverse mood
Mary Mary quite contrary
wayward behavior
an obstinate child with a violent temper -
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans
How To Use perverse In A Sentence
- I have what I call perverse desire, which I think is key to being an artist of any kind. FEATURED POET: REBECCA LOUDON
- In a perverse way it might be quite fun. Times, Sunday Times
- The way targets are being implemented is also having perverse effects. Times, Sunday Times
- The rich subsidizers then perversely declare they cannot possibly expand trade with the poor world because of its shameful disrespect for the environment.
- There is a curious and perverse incentive in the very concept of a lifetime allowance. Times, Sunday Times
- but since the "literature" of the hack is so perverse and disturbing in its "message," the term clownish is too light and good natured to be appropriate. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- Hitchcock also a perverse thrill out of taking audiences on a voyeuristic roller - coaster ride.
- I was fingering my car keys, wondering if my perverse appetite would last all the way to Tesco's and back, when I had a sudden brainwave.
- One problem is that the calculation gives perverse results when companies have destroyed shareholder value. Times, Sunday Times
- Taxi drivers as therapists may seem perverse, but more and more of us seem to be pouring our hearts out in the back of cabs.
