The phrase "a perverse impact" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an effect or consequence that is contrary to what is expected or desired, often in a negative or morally questionable way.
Example: "The new policy had a perverse impact on the community, leading to increased inequality instead of the intended support."
Alternatives: "an adverse effect" or "a detrimental outcome".
The Age of Stupid's neglect of these realities could have a perverse impact on the yet-to-be-persuaded filmgoer.
The net change represented an insignificant part of trading activity in these stocks over the 17-day period.The SEC's action was not only pointless; it may have had a perverse impact.
Introducing stricter guidelines designed to persuade defendants to plead guilty earlier in the court process could have a perverse impact and encourage more to go to full trial, the committee's report suggests.
It is now widely accepted that monetary policy has reached its limits, and may, via the effect on savers, be having a perverse impact on attempts to boost demand.
If Obama's gains result from the legislative successes of December's lame-duck session of Congress and Obama's handling of the shootings in Tucson earlier this month (rather than growing optimism about the economy ), then the State of the Union might have a perverse impact.
Further, we suggest that real cost to health care payers of drugs in CA and P4P should be made publicly available in a systematic manner, to avoid a perverse impact of these MAA types on the international reference pricing system.
I end with a wonderful example of the perverse impact of "the cuts".
"However, I cannot support the bill because it will have the perverse impact of using American tax dollars to reward Russia," he said.
In this way efforts to support HIV treatment in drug detention centers have had the perverse impact of enabling the centers to detain HIV-positive drug users for more time.
This sorry news had the perverse impact of raising BBVA's core capital by about €400m because it increased the losses it can set aside against tax on future profits.Other banks are using similar techniques to boost capital.
Although buying more political manoeuvring time and avoiding immediate harm to the economy, dragging out the article 50 process could have the perverse impact of weighing on economic growth.
