😈perverse

adjective
/pərˈvɜːrs/

Meaning

showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or unacceptable

Example Sentences

He took a perverse pleasure in upsetting his colleagues.

Example Expressions

perverse pleasure

Synonyms

contrary, obstinate, stubborn, unreasonable, willful

Antonyms

agreeable, cooperative, compliant

Collocations

perverse behavior, perverse decision, perverse pleasure, perverse sense

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