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perverse::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | perverseness |
took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans.
Examples of perverse
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A perverse decision should not be surprising considering what he is ruling over.
From the washingtontimes.com
So enjoy the perverse entertainment value of the Blagojevich trial, if you must.
From the suntimes.com
If you do continue this fiscally perverse relationship, you must be transparent.
From the chron.com
Perhaps it's a perverse triumph of feminism that women feel free to do the same.
From the businessweek.com
The vote appears even more perverse, now that committee chairmen are to be paid.
From the economist.com
The most perverse impact of the mid-terms is the sudden interest in immigration.
From the economist.com
Jupien turns out to be the proprietor, and takes perverse pride in his business.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Swiss event has less to do with jazz and more with being willfully perverse.
From the bloomberg.com
But it may well be that the planned fiscal rule is more pointless than perverse.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
- Contrary: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
- Depraved: 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"
- (perversely) deliberately deviant; "his perversely erotic notions"
- (perversion) a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"
- (perversion) an aberrant sexual practice;
- (perversity) contrariness: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
- (perversity) deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"
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