perverse 音標拼音: [pɚv'ɚs]
a . 乖張的,倔強的,錯誤的,墮落的,剛愎的,反常的
乖張的,倔強的,錯誤的,墮落的,剛愎的,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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a . [
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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 .
[
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 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 definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves
perverse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of perverse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
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 - Wordnik Turned away or deviating from what is right, proper, correct, etc ; perverted Obstinate in the wrong; disposed to be contrary; stubborn; untractable; self-willed Cross; petulant; peevish; disposed to cross and vex Untoward: as, ‘event perverse!
perverse, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary perverse, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Perverse Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Perverse definition: Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved
Definition of perverse – Meaning Examples - Better Words The adjective "perverse" is typically used to describe behavior or attitudes that are unreasonable, contrary, or obstinate This can range from the mildly annoying, such as stubbornly refusing to follow instructions, to the more extreme, such as engaging in harmful or abusive behavior