facing vs perverse

facing

adj
  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

noun
  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

perverse

adj
  • Wayward; vexing; contrary. 

  • Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted. 

  • Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable. 

  • Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing. 

  • Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions. 

verb
  • To pervert. 

How often have the words facing and perverse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )