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perverse
English
Etymology
From Old French pervers, from Latin perversum, past participle of pervertere > per- 'thoroughly' + vertere 'to turn'. So, "thoroughly turned".
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??v?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??v??s/
- Hyphenation: per?verse
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Adjective
perverse (comparative more perverse or perverser, superlative most perverse or perversest)
- Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
- I felt most alive when I felt most perverse. At college, sleeping with boys had a perverse quality. I slept with a boy friend of one of my girl friends, and I was proud of it. I bragged about it because I had done something perverse. Another time, I slept with a man, fat and ugly, who paid me for it. I was very proud. I felt I had the ability to do something different.
- Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
- (law, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.
Antonyms
- docile
- innocent
Derived terms
- perversely
- perverseness
- perversity
Translations
Anagrams
- persever, preserve
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
perverse
- Inflected form of pervers
French
Adjective
perverse
- feminine singular of pervers
Anagrams
- préserve, préservé
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
perverse
- inflection of pervers:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
perverse
- feminine plural of perverso
Latin
Participle
perverse
- vocative masculine singular of perversus
References
- perverse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perverse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perverse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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perversion
English
Etymology
From Latin perversio, from pervertere (“corrupt”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(r)??n
Noun
perversion (countable and uncountable, plural perversions)
- The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
- The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
- A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance.
- (geometry) Tendril perversion.
Antonyms
- normophilia
Related terms
- perverse
- pervert
- perverted
- pervertedness
Translations
- Dutch: (please verify) perversie (nl)
- Slovene: (please verify) pervêrzija f
- Turkish: (please verify) sap?kl?k (tr) sapk?nl?k (tr)
Anagrams
- overripens
Finnish
Noun
perversion
- Genitive singular form of perversio.
French
Etymology
From Latin perversi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.v??.sj??/
Noun
perversion f (plural perversions)
- perversion
Related terms
- pervertir
Further reading
- “perversion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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