See examples ofperverseused in a sentence Jack was beingperverseand refusing to agree with anything we said
She took aperversepleasure in hearing that her sister was getting divorced Someone who isperversedeliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right expected or reasonable Geneticists have theperversehabit of naming genes by what goes wrong when they mutate Richard Dawkins Definition ofperverseadjective in Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary
Meaning pronunciation picture example sentences grammar usage notes synonyms and more 6 days ago In their connotations the formsperverseandperversitylean more toward the sense of vexing contrary while perverted and perversion lean more toward the sense of sexually deviant and immoral but the division is not strict or consistent perverse adj
meanings etymology pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary Perverse is an adjective describing adeliberate and obstinate desire to behave unreasonably or unacceptably often in spite of the consequences
The term is used to describe actions behaviors or attitudes that deviate from what is considered normal good or acceptable Something that s perverse isdeviant it s not completely acceptable and it may be even a little strange
Your perverse sense of humor probably makes some of your friends laugh while others just look uncomfortable contrary perverse restive balky wayward mean inclined to resist authority or control
contrary implies a temperamental unwillingness to accept orders or advice PERVERSEdefinition willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired contrary. See examples ofperverseused in a sentence Jack was beingperverseand refusing to agree with anything we said
She took aperversepleasure in hearing that her sister was getting divorced Someone who isperversedeliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right expected or reasonable Geneticists have theperversehabit of naming genes by what goes wrong when they mutate Richard Dawkins Definition ofperverseadjective in Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary
Meaning pronunciation picture example sentences grammar usage notes synonyms and more 6 days ago In their connotations the formsperverseandperversitylean more toward the sense of vexing contrary while perverted and perversion lean more toward the sense of sexually deviant and immoral but the division is not strict or consistent perverse adj
meanings etymology pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary Perverse is an adjective describing adeliberate and obstinate desire to behave unreasonably or unacceptably often in spite of the consequences
The term is used to describe actions behaviors or attitudes that deviate from what is considered normal good or acceptable Something that s perverse isdeviant it s not completely acceptable and it may be even a little strange
Your perverse sense of humor probably makes some of your friends laugh while others just look uncomfortable.