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perverse
[ per-vurs ]
adjective
- willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
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Antonyms:
- characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition:
a perverse mood.
- wayward or cantankerous.
- persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.
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Antonyms:
- turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.
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perverse
/ əˈɜː /
adjective
- deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper
- persistently holding to what is wrong
- wayward or contrary; obstinate; cantankerous
- archaic.perverted
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of perverse1
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Example Sentences
The work and pensions secretary has set out plans to "fix the broken benefits system" and tackle the "perverse incentives" driving people to depend on welfare.
The government says this will help tackle the "perverse incentives" in the system that keep people on benefits.
The current system, ministers believe, creates perverse incentives: it is currently rational to try to make the case that you are unable to work as this way you get more money.
Another argument being made is that the system currently provides a perverse incentive which encourages sickness over work.
There will be reform as well as cuts - Reeves has identified what she sees as "perverse incentives" in the system.
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