almost perverse

Examples (10)

• His resistance was almost perverse, given the clear benefits.
• She seemed to take an almost perverse pleasure in making things difficult.
• The logic behind his decision was almost perverse.
• It's an almost perverse situation where helping makes things worse.
• He had an almost perverse desire to disagree with everyone.
• The old man's refusal to accept help was almost perverse.
• There was an almost perverse joy in defying expectations.
• Her insistence on doing it the hard way was almost perverse.
• The policy had an almost perverse effect, achieving the opposite of its intention.
• It felt almost perverse to complain when others had it so much worse.