Perverse
1Perverse — Per*verse , a. [L. perversus turned the wrong way, not right, p. p. of pervertereto turn around, to overturn: cf. F. pervers. See {Pervert}.] 1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.… …
2perverse — perverse, pervert, perverted 1. Perverse and perverted, both derived from the Latin root pervertere ‘to turn away’ (from what is normal or correct), are easily confused. Perverse means ‘stubbornly unreasonable’ (usually of actions or… …
3perverse — I adjective bad, bad natured, bad tempered, base, bellicose, belligerent, boorish, bumptious, cantankerous, captious, churlish, contemptible, contrary, contumacious, contumelious, corrupt, corrupted, crabbed, cranky, cross, crusty, debauched,… …
4perverse — (adj.) mid 14c., wicked, from O.Fr. pervers, from L. perversus turned away (from what is right), contrary, askew, pp. of pervertere to corrupt (see PERVERT (Cf. pervert) (v.)). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by forcerred, from pp. of… …
5perverse — *contrary, restive, balky, froward, wayward Analogous words: *unruly, ungovernable, recalcitrant, refractory: *obstinate, stubborn, mulish, pigheaded, stiff necked: fractious, *irritable, peevish …
6perverse — [adj] mean, ornery; troublesome abnormal, bad tempered, cantankerous, capricious, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, corrupt, crabby*, cross, degenerate, delinquent, depraved, deviant, disobedient, dogged*, erring, fractious, hard nosed*,… …
7perverse — ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. 2) contrary to that which is accepted or expected. 3) sexually perverted. DERIVATIVES perversely adverb perverseness noun perversity noun (pl. perversities) …
8perverse — [pər vʉrs′] adj. [ME pervers < OFr < L perversus, pp. of pervertere: see PERVERT] 1. deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; perverted 2. persisting in error or fault; stubbornly… …
9perverse — ● pervers, perverse adjectif et nom (latin perversus, de pervertere, pervertir) Qui est enclin à faire le mal et qui le tente par des moyens détournés : Un être pervers qui espère votre échec. Dont les instincts sexuels se manifestent par un… …
10perverse — adj. perverse to + inf. (it was perverse to behave like that) * * * [pə vɜːs] perverse to + inf. (it was perverse to behave like that) …
11perverse — [[t]pə(r)vɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf (disapproval) Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves. It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend...… …
12perverse — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ deeply …
13perverse — adjective 1) he is being deliberately perverse Syn: awkward, contrary, difficult, unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, disobliging, recalcitrant, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, mulish, pigheaded, bullheaded; formal refractory …
14perverse — adjective 1) he is being deliberately perverse Syn: awkward, contrary, difficult, unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, stubborn, obstinate; Brit.; informal bloody minded 2) a verdict that is manifestly perverse …
15perverse — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French purvers, pervers, from Latin perversus, from past participle of pervertere Date: 14th century 1. a. turned away from what is right or good ; corrupt b. improper, incorrect c. contrary to the… …
16perverse — perversely, adv. perverseness, n. /peuhr verrs /, adj. 1. willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. 2. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood. 3.… …
17perverse — per·verse pər vərs adj being, relating to, or characterized by perversion <perverse sexual behavior> …
18perverse — per|verse [pəˈvə:s US pərˈvə:rs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of pervertere; PERVERT1] behaving in an unreasonable way, especially by deliberately doing the opposite of what people want you to do ▪ He gets perverse… …
19perverse — per|verse [ pər vɜs ] adjective determined to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by doing the opposite of what is expected or wanted: It is simply perverse to refuse a perfectly safe treatment. ╾ per|verse|ly adverb ╾ per|verse|ness noun… …
20perverse — adjective continuing to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by deliberately doing the opposite of what people want you to do: He gets some kind of perverse satisfaction from embarrassing people. perversely adverb perverseness noun (U) …
