# perverse

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɚˈvɝs/ · frequency rank #22,766

## Definitions
1. Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.
2. Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted.
3. Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable.
4. Wayward; vexing; contrary.
5. Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.

## Etymology
From Middle English perverse, pervers, from Old French pervers, from Latin perversum (“thoroughly turned”), past participle of pervertere, from per- (“thoroughly”) + vertere (“to turn”).

## Easily confused with
- **pervert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perverse-vs-pervert)
- **perverted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perverse-vs-perverted)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eprverse`, `perevrse`, `perrverse`, `perveres`, `perverrse`, `perversse`, `pervesre`, `pervrese`, `pervverse`, `pevrerse`, `pperverse`, `preverse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perverse