| ADJECTIVE | all | perverse | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | perverse, contrary, obstinate, wayward | resistant to guidance or discipline / discipline | |
| all | perverse, depraved, perverted, reprobate | deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good |
| Sounds | perver's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | adverse ... worse: 27 rhymes with ers... | |
| Meaning | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" | |
| Broader | negative | Characterized by or displaying negation or denial / denial or opposition or resistance |
| Nouns | perverseness | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| Meaning | resistant to guidance or discipline / discipline. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a perverse mood" | |
| Synonyms | contrary, obstinate, wayward | |
| Broader | disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
| Spanish | incorregible, ineducable, ingobernable, insumiso, terco | |
| Catalan | capritxós, incorregible, ineducable, ingovernable, insumís | |
| Nouns | perversity, perverseness | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| Adverbs | perversely | in a contrary disobedient manner |
| Meaning | deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | depraved, perverted, reprobate | |
| Broader | corrupt | lacking in integrity |
| Spanish | depravado, inmoral, perverso, pervertido | |
| Nouns | perversity, perverseness | deliberately deviating from what is good |
| Adverbs | perversely | deliberately deviant |
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