English → Latin
“perverse” in Latin
pervertōto overthrow; to subvert or corruptpraeposterusreversed, inverted; perverted, distorted; absurd, preposterousprāvuscrooked, deformed; depraved, perverse, wicked; vicious, wrong, bad, impropermēnsmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgementopīniōopinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation; reputation, esteem; report, rumor
The English word perverse itself goes back to Latin vertō, through perversum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perverse
perversus (not in a natural state or position; not as it ought to be, of things): praeposterus (that is out of order, said or done out of due time; of things; also, of persons who act in a disorderly or irregular manner): pravus (irregular, defective, wrong in its tendency or end, of things; e.g., mens, opinio): Vid: also, BAD.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perverse?
- The usual Latin words for “perverse” are pervertō, praeposterus, prāvus; also mēns, opīniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.