perverse 音标拼音: [pɚv'ɚs]
a . 乖张的,倔强的,错误的,堕落的,刚愎的,反常的
乖张的,倔强的,错误的,堕落的,刚愎的,反常的
perverse adj 1 :
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict ; "
took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans "
2 :
resistant to guidance or discipline ; "
Mary Mary quite contrary "; "
an obstinate child with a violent temper "; "
a perverse mood "; "
wayward behavior " [
synonym : {
contrary },
{
obstinate }, {
perverse }, {
wayward }]
3 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
depraved }, {
perverse }, {
perverted }, {
reprobate }]
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perversus turned the wrong way ,
not right ,
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1 .
Turned aside ;
hence ,
specifically ,
turned away from the right ;
willfully erring ;
wicked ;
perverted .
[
1913 Webster ]
The only righteous in a world perverse . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Obstinate in the wrong ;
stubborn ;
intractable ;
hence ,
wayward ;
vexing ;
contrary .
[
1913 Webster ]
To so perverse a sex all grace is vain . --
Dryden .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Froward ;
untoward ;
wayward ;
stubborn ;
ungovernable ;
intractable ;
cross ;
petulant ;
vexatious .
Usage : {
Perverse }, {
Froward }.
One who is froward is capricious ,
and reluctant to obey .
One who is perverse has a settled obstinacy of will ,
and likes or dislikes by the rule of contradiction to the will of others .
[
1913 Webster ]
211 Moby Thesaurus words for "
perverse ":
aberrant ,
abroad ,
adamant ,
adrift ,
adversary ,
adversative ,
adverse ,
adversive ,
alien ,
all abroad ,
all off ,
all wrong ,
amiss ,
antagonistic ,
anti ,
antipathetic ,
antithetic ,
antonymous ,
askew ,
astray ,
at cross -
purposes ,
at fault ,
awkward ,
awry ,
bad -
tempered ,
balancing ,
balky ,
bearish ,
beside the mark ,
bilious ,
bitchy ,
breakaway ,
bulky ,
cankered ,
cantankerous ,
captious ,
churlish ,
clashing ,
clumsy ,
compensating ,
competitive ,
con ,
conflicting ,
confronting ,
contentious ,
contradicting ,
contradictory ,
contradistinct ,
contrapositive ,
contrarious ,
contrary ,
contrasted ,
converse ,
corrupt ,
counter ,
counteractant ,
counteracting ,
counteractive ,
counterbalancing ,
counterpoised ,
countervailing ,
counterworking ,
crabbed ,
crabby ,
cranky ,
cross ,
cross -
grained ,
crosswise ,
crotchety ,
crusty ,
cumbersome ,
cussed ,
dead against ,
deceptive ,
defective ,
degenerate ,
delusive ,
depraved ,
deviant ,
deviational ,
deviative ,
difficult ,
disaccordant ,
disagreeable ,
discordant ,
discrepant ,
dissentient ,
dissident ,
distorted ,
enemy ,
errant ,
erring ,
erroneous ,
excitable ,
eyeball to eyeball ,
fallacious ,
false ,
faultful ,
faulty ,
feisty ,
flawed ,
fractious ,
froward ,
grouchy ,
headstrong ,
heretical ,
heterodox ,
hostile ,
huffish ,
huffy ,
hulking ,
hulky ,
ill -
tempered ,
illogical ,
illusory ,
impractical ,
improper ,
inconsistent ,
inconvenient ,
incorrect ,
inflexible ,
inimical ,
intractable ,
inverse ,
irascible ,
irregular ,
irritable ,
mean ,
miscreant ,
mulish ,
nefarious ,
negative ,
nonconformist ,
noncooperative ,
not right ,
not true ,
obdurate ,
obstinate ,
obstreperous ,
obverse ,
off ,
off the track ,
opponent ,
opposed ,
opposing ,
opposite ,
oppositional ,
oppositive ,
oppugnant ,
ornery ,
out ,
overthwart ,
peccant ,
peevish ,
pertinacious ,
perverted ,
petulant ,
pigheaded ,
ponderous ,
putrid ,
quarrelsome ,
reactionary ,
recalcitrant ,
refractory ,
renitent ,
repugnant ,
resistant ,
restive ,
reverse ,
revolutionary ,
rival ,
rotten ,
self -
contradictory ,
self -
willed ,
snappish ,
spiteful ,
spleeny ,
splenetic ,
squared off ,
stiff -
necked ,
straying ,
stubborn ,
stuffy ,
sulky ,
sullen ,
surly ,
testy ,
touchy ,
ugly ,
unbending ,
uncooperative ,
unfactual ,
unfair ,
unfavorable ,
unfriendly ,
unhandy ,
unhealthy ,
unmanageable ,
unorthodox ,
unpropitious ,
unproved ,
unreasonable ,
untrue ,
unwieldy ,
unyielding ,
villainous ,
waspish ,
wayward ,
wide ,
wrong ,
wrongheaded
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PERVERSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster contrary, perverse, restive, balky, wayward mean inclined to resist authority or control contrary implies a temperamental unwillingness to accept orders or advice
PERVERSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Jack was being perverse and refusing to agree with anything we said She took a perverse pleasure in hearing that her sister was getting divorced
PERVERSE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Perverse definition: willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary See examples of PERVERSE used in a sentence
PERVERSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves
Perverse - definition of perverse by The Free Dictionary 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)
perverse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of perverse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
perverse, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . Factsheet What does the adjective perverse mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective perverse See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Perverse - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Something that's perverse is deviant — it's not completely acceptable, and it may be even a little strange Your perverse sense of humor probably makes some of your friends laugh while others just look uncomfortable
perverse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary In their connotations, the forms perverse and perversity lean more toward the sense of "vexing, contrary," while perverted and perversion lean more toward the sense of "sexually deviant and immoral," but the division is not strict or consistent
perverse - WordReference. com Dictionary of English willfully determined not to do what is expected or desired; contrary: a perverse desire to argue for the opposite of whatever everyone else accepts per•verse•ly, adv :