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perverse (adjective), more perverse, most perverse
Characteristic of being wrong or different in a way which others feel is offensive, weird, or strange: Jim's aunt has a perverse fascination with going for walks even in the worst kind of weather.
Against doing what is right, willfully doing the wrong thing.
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This entry is located in the following units: per- (page 12) vers-, vert-, -verse, -version, -version, -versation, -versal, -versary, -vert, vort-, vors- (page 11)
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allotrio-, allotri-
(Greek: different, of or belonging to another; foreign, strange; abnormal; perverse)
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perverse, more perverse, most perverse
Descriptive of doing something wrong or unacceptable and not doing what is considered proper as far as what other people think. (1)
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