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per·verse
(pər-vûrs′, pûr′vûrs′)adj.
1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved: a perverse world of sinners.
2.
a. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable: "Geneticists have the perverse habit of naming genes by what goes wrong when they mutate" (Richard Dawkins).
b. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable: an understanding of the text that only a perverse reader could reach.
3. Having an effect opposite to what is intended or expected: "Regulation [of child care] to increase quality may have the perverse effect of driving some children into unregulated care" (Kathryn M. Neckerman).
[Middle English pervers, from Old French, from Latin perversus, past participle of pervertere, to pervert; see pervert.]
per·verse′ly adv.
per·verse′ness n.
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perverse
(pəˈvɜːs)adj
1. deliberately deviating from what is regarded as normal, good, or proper
2. persistently holding to what is wrong
3. wayward or contrary; obstinate; cantankerous
4. archaic perverted
[C14: from Old French pervers, from Latin perversus turned the wrong way]
perˈversely adv
perˈverseness n
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per•verse
(pərˈvɜrs)adj.
1. willfully determined not to do what is expected or desired; contrary.
2. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination: a perverse mood.
3. wayward or cantankerous.
4. turned away from what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin perversus facing the wrong way, askew, orig. past participle of pervertere. See pervert]
per•verse′ly, adv.
per•verse′ness, n.
per•ver′si•ty, n., pl. -ties.
syn: See willful.
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perverse
- awkward - Comes from Old Norse awk, "perverse," and weard, "in the direction of," i.e. "turned back upon itself" or "turned backward."
- crabby, crabbed - Crabby and crabbed derive from a crab's sideways movement and habit of snapping (thought to suggest a perverse or irritable nature).
- peeve - A back-formation from peevish, "perverse, obstinate."
- queer - Comes from the German root quer, "across, oblique, perverse."
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Adj. 1. perverse - marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
negative - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
2. perverse - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
3. perverse - deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
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perverse
adjective
1. stubborn, contrary, unreasonable, dogged, contradictory, troublesome, rebellious, wayward, delinquent, intractable, wilful, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, unmanageable, cussed (informal), obdurate, stiff-necked, disobedient, wrong-headed, refractory, pig-headed, miscreant, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious You're just being perverse.
stubborn cooperative, agreeable, flexible, accommodating, complaisant, obliging, obedient, malleable
stubborn cooperative, agreeable, flexible, accommodating, complaisant, obliging, obedient, malleable
2. ill-natured, cross, surly, petulant, crabbed, fractious, spiteful, churlish, ill-tempered, stroppy (Brit. slang), cantankerous, peevish, shrewish He seems to take a perverse pleasure in being disagreeable.
ill-natured agreeable, amiable, good-natured
ill-natured agreeable, amiable, good-natured
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perverse
adjective1. Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:
2. Tenaciously unwilling to yield:
3. Given to acting in opposition to others:
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Translations
فاسِد، مُفْسِد للأخْلاقمُنْحَرِف، شِرّير
zavilýzvrácený
genstridigstædigsygelig
òvermóîskufullurspilltur; ósanngjarn
įnoringainesukalbamaspriešgynumaspriešgynus
aplamsietiepīgsnesaprātīgsperverss
zvrhlý
perverse
[pəˈvɜːs] ADJ (= contrary) → retorcido ; (= obstinate) → terco, contumaz ; (= wicked) → perversohuman nature is perverse → el hombre es perverso por naturaleza
I took a perverse pleasure in his predicament → verlo en un aprieto me producía un placer perverso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
perverse
[pərˈvɜːrs] adj [delight, pleasure] → pervers(e)
to take a perverse delight in doing sth → prendre un plaisir pervers à faire qch
He takes a perverse delight in irritating people → Il prend un plaisir pervers à irriter les gens.
to take a perverse delight in doing sth → prendre un plaisir pervers à faire qch
He takes a perverse delight in irritating people → Il prend un plaisir pervers à irriter les gens.
(= odd) [logic] → pervers(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
perverse
adj (= contrary) idea → abwegig ; (= perverted) → pervers, widernatürlich ; it would be perverse to refuse → es wäre unsinnig abzulehnen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
perverse
[pəˈvɜːs] adj (contrary, behaviour) → da bastian contrario ; (wicked) → cattivo/a; (desires) → perverso/a; (circumstances) → avverso/ato be perverse (person) → essere un bastian contrario
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perverse
(pəˈvəːs) adjective1. continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable. a perverse child. pervers مُنْحَرِف، شِرّير опърничав perverso zvrácený verstockt genstridig; stædig αντιρρησίας, ανάποδος terco, obstinado jonnakas لجباز uppiniskainen pervers מסולף विकृत, दुष्ट tvrdoglav, zle ćudi önfejű suka menentang þvermóðskufullur ostinato, irragionevole ひねくれた 외고집의 priešgynus, nesukalbamas ietiepīgs suka membantah eigenzinnig trassig, gjenstridig niepokorny, uparty پخپل سر، ګمراه بدخويه، سرغړاندى، كلپ perverso încăpăţânat, îndărătnic несговорчивый, капризный zvrhlý, úchylný izprijen izopačen motsträvig, tvär, egensinnig เสียนิสัย ters, aksi, huysuz 堅持錯誤的,任性的 упертий, незговірливий سرکش، اڑيل ngoan cố 执拗的,任性的
2. deliberately wrong; unreasonable. perverse behaviour. onredelik فاسِد، مُفْسِد للأخْلاق извратен mau zavilý verkehrt sygelig λαθεμένος, παράλογος perverso, malsano paheline گمراه؛ järjetön obstiné מסולף तर्क-विरूद्ध pokvaren, neposlušan természetellenes salah spilltur; ósanngjarn ostinato 強情な 의도적인 잘못된 행동 įnoringas perverss; aplams; nesaprātīgs sikap degil balorig pervers, fordervet przewrotny ګمراه mau pervers упрямый zanovitý sprevržen perverzan motsträvig, trotsig, vrång วิปริต münasebetsiz, aksi 剛愎自用的,乖戾的,故意作對的 хибний, помилковий غير معقول ngang bướng 反常的,背理的,不通情理的
perˈversely adverb pervers بانْحِراف، بإفْساد извратено perversamente zvrhle verkehrt sygeligt παράλογα, διεστραμμένα perversamente; obstinadamente põikpäiselt عمداً؛ لجوجانه järjettömän par esprit de contradiction בִּמעוַּות विकृतता से, उद्दण्डता से neposlušno, pokvareno ferde/fonák módon; természetellenesen secara salah, menentang þvermóðskulega ostinatamente ひねくれた 뒤틀어지게 įnoringai perversi; aplami berdegil eigenzinnig, balorig perverst przewrotnie سرغړاندى، ګمراهۍ، كلپي perversamente cu încăpăţânare извращённо zvrhlo, úchylne perverzno perverzno motsträvigt, tvärt, egensinnigt อย่างดื้อรั้น münasebetsizce, inatla 倔強地 помилковО سرکشي سے ngang bướng 倔强地
perˈverseness noun perversiteit فَساد، إنْحِراف извратеност perversidade zvrácenost die Verkehrtheit sygelighed διαστροφή perversidad; obstinación põikpäisus لجاجت؛ گمراهی kieroutuneisuus esprit de contradiction סטייה पतितता, उद्दण्डता pokvarenost romlottság, perverzitás kesalahan þvermóðska ostinazione 片意地 뒤틀어짐 priešgynumas aplamīgums kedegilan eigenzinnigheid, balorigheid fordervethet przewrotność پخپل سر، ګمراه perversidade încăpăţânare; perversitate извращённость zvrhlosť perverznost perverznost motsträvighet, tvärhet, egensinnighet ความวิปริต terslik, aksilik 倔強 помилковість سرکشي، اڑيل پن tính ngang bướng 倔强
perˈversity noun perversiteit إنْحِراف، زَيَغان извратеност perversidade zvrhlost die Verdorbenheit sygelighed διαστροφή perversidad jonnakus لجبازی uppiniskaisuus esprit de contradiction סילוף तर्कविरूद्धता tvrdoglavost romlottság, perverzitás penyimpangan þvermóðska ostinazione 片意地 괴팍함, 외고집 užgaidumas, įnoringumas perversitāte sikap suka membantah eigenzinnigheid, balorigheid fordervethet; egensindighet przewrotność خپل، سرى، سر كښې perversidade încăpăţânare; perversitate извращённость zvrhlosť, zvrátenosť, úchylnosť perverznost perverzija fördärv, ondska, förvändhet, vrånghet ความวิปริต münasebetsizlik, huysuzluk 反常,剛愎 спотворення; збоченість خود سري tính ngoan cố 反常
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