😈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

Related Vocabularies

able to be considered or thought about
Superficially plausible but actually false; misleading in appearance.
lacking coordination, not well-organized or clumsy in movement
curved or rounded outward
containing or using satire to criticize or mock
situated at the highest place or most important

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