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Definition of Perverse
	Perverse Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted. Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary. Related Definitions: Aside, Away, Contrary, Erring, From, Hence, In, Intractable, Obstinate, Perverted, Right, Specifically, Stubborn, The, Turned, Vexing, Wayward, Wicked, Wrong

Perverse Quotations There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. Warren Buffett Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take. Barney Frank In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen Jay Gould I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they'll run the other way. Hedy Lamarr Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking the wrong side on the most important concepts in the material universe, from the structure of the solar system to the origin of man. George G. Simpson

Perverse Translations perverse in Dutch is verdorven, pervers perverse in German is verkehrt, pervers perverse in Latin is pravus, improbus perverse in Spanish is perverso

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