Definition of: perverse

(pər·vûrs′) adjective
1. Wrong or erring; different or varying from the correct or normal; also, unreasonable.
2. Thwarting or refractory.
3. Disposed to vex; petulant. [<OF pervers <L perversus turned the wrong way, orig. pp. of pervertere. See PERVERT.]
—per·verse′ly adverb
—per·verse′ness noun
—per·ver′sive adjective Synonyms: contrary, factious, fractious, froward, intractable, obstinate, petulant, stubborn, ungovernable, untoward, wayward, wilful. Perverse signifies wilfully wrong or erring, unreasonably set against right, reason, or authority. The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what another desires or requires; the perverse person will do anything contrary to what is desired or required of him. The petulant person frets, but may comply; the perverse individual may be smooth or silent, but is wilfully intractable. Wayward refers to a perverse disregard of morality and duty; froward is now almost obsolete; untoward is rarely heard except in certain phrases; as, untoward circumstances. Compare OBSTINATE. Antonyms: accommodating, amenable, complaisant, compliant, genial, governable, kind, obliging.