英语词汇“perverse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	perverse
释义	Trends of perverse View usage for: perverse (pəʳvɜːʳs) adjective Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves. [disapproval] It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend. In some perverse way the ill-matched partners do actually need each other. perversely adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] She was perversely pleased to be causing trouble. Some saw it, perversely, as a victory. perversity (pəʳvɜːʳsɪti) uncountable noun It would be wrong to continue out of perversity. Synonyms: perversion, abnormality, deviation, vice More Synonyms of perverse Synonyms: contrariness, intransigence, obduracy, waywardness More Synonyms of perverse More Synonyms of perverse perverse in British English (pəˈvɜːs) adjective 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 Derived forms perversely (perˈversely) adverb perverseness (perˈverseness) noun Word origin C14: from Old French pervers, from Latin perversus turned the wrong way perverse in American English (pərˈvɜrs) adjective 1. deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; perverted 2. persisting in error or fault; stubbornly contrary 3. obstinately disobedient or difficult; intractable 4. characterized by or resulting from obstinacy or contrariness SIMILAR WORDS: ˈconˌtrary Derived forms perversely (perˈversely) adverb perverseness (perˈverseness) noun Word origin ME pervers < OFr < L perversus, pp. of pervertere: see pervert Examples of 'perverse' in a sentence perverse But abandoning patients seems a perverse way of improving safety. The Sun (2016) But abandoning patients seems a perverse way of improving safety. The Sun (2016) This has the perverse effect of penalising success and removing incentives for the worst to improve. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The system is full of perverse incentives. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The gospel message here seems to be taking a perverse delight in being particularly contrary. Times, Sunday Times (2010) As a victim that feels very perverse and wrong. The Sun (2015) In a perverse way it might be quite fun. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He took a perverse pleasure out of trying to belittle people around him. Times, Sunday Times (2014) These results are not as perverse as they seem. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The way targets are being implemented is also having perverse effects. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It is a system open to manipulation and full of perverse incentives. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The couple laugh with a kind of perverse delight. Times, Sunday Times (2006) One problem is that the calculation gives perverse results when companies have destroyed shareholder value. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Could he be trying to prove himself in some perverse way? Times, Sunday Times (2014) It might seem perverse to see two housebuilders on the list. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The trip in effect becomes a perverse pilgrimage. Times, Sunday Times (2011) All these perverse incentives drive the price up. The Sun (2008) The nurse had a perverse need to be at the centre of the action on the accident and emergency ward. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In a perverse sort of way it actually gives you a bit of confidence that you are on to something. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Constant interference has resulted in the perverse outcome of a glut of flats and a shortage of family homes with gardens. The Sun (2009) They are lazy and greedy and obstructive and perverse, and often just chaotic. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The symphony brought its own, more perverse pleasures. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The pleasure is perverse: the thrill of an incessantly thwarted chase. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Some individuals positively delight in taking perverse viewpoints on an issue, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Times, Sunday Times (2009) If you also felt your father didn't love you, it might have instilled in you a perverse need for men to prove their love. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In other languages perverse British English: perverse ADJECTIVE 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. American English: perverse Brazilian Portuguese: perverso Chinese: 乖戾的 European Spanish: perverso French: contrariant German: pervers Italian: perverso Japanese: ひねくれた Korean: 비뚤어진 European Portuguese: perverso Latin American Spanish: perverso Chinese translation of 'perverse' perverse (pəˈvəːs) adj [person] 刚(剛)愎的 (gāngbì de) [behaviour, remark] 背理的 (bèilǐ de) [delight, pleasure] 违(違)反常情的 (wéifǎn chángqíng de) 1 (adjective) in the sense of stubborn Definition wayward or contrary You're just being perverse. Synonyms stubborn He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way. contrary Why must you always be so contrary? unreasonable dogged through sheer dogged determination contradictory troublesome rebellious a rebellious teenager wayward wayward children with a history of behavioural problems delinquent intractable How can we reduce the influence of intractable opponents? wilful a selfish and wilful congressman unyielding his unyielding attitude on this subject obstinate He is obstinate and determined and will not give up. intransigent The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. headstrong He's very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath. unmanageable cussed (informal) obdurate The administration have been obdurate defenders of the status quo. stiff-necked disobedient Her tone was that of a parent ordering a disobedient child. wrong-headed The Government persists in its blind, wrong-headed approach to prisons and crime. refractory refractory priests who tried to side with the king pig-headed In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right. miscreant mulish He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face. cross-grained contumacious Opposites cooperative , agreeable , flexible , accommodating , complaisant , obliging , obedient , malleable 2 (adjective) in the sense of ill-natured He seems to take a perverse pleasure in being disagreeable. Synonyms ill-natured cross Everyone was getting bored and cross. surly He behaves in a surly and rude manner towards me. petulant He whined like a petulant child. crabbed fractious The children were predictably fractious. spiteful He could be spiteful. churlish It seemed churlish to refuse an offer meant so kindly. ill-tempered You sound like an ill-tempered child. stroppy (British, slang) I shall have to get stroppy with them. cantankerous You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. peevish Lack of sleep always made him peevish. shrewish Opposites agreeable , amiable , good-natured 3 (adjective) in the sense of abnormal Definition deliberately acting in a way different from what is regarded as normal or proper perverse sexual practices Synonyms abnormal a child with an abnormal fear of strangers incorrect He denied that his evidence was incorrect. unhealthy improper The improper use of medicine can lead to severe adverse reactions. deviant (old-fashioned) social reactions to deviant and criminal behaviour depraved Additional synonyms in the sense of cantankerous Definition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, liverish, captious, difficult in the sense of churlish Definition surly and rude It seemed churlish to refuse an offer meant so kindly. Synonyms rude, harsh, crabbed, vulgar, sullen, surly, morose, brusque, ill-tempered, boorish, uncouth, impolite, loutish, oafish, uncivil, unmannerly in the sense of contrary Definition perverse Why must you always be so contrary? Synonyms perverse, difficult, awkward, wayward, intractable, wilful, obstinate, cussed (informal), stroppy (British, slang), cantankerous, disobliging, balky, unaccommodating, froward (archaic), thrawn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), hostile, antagonistic, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) Nearby words of perverse peruse pervade pervasive perverse perversion perversity pervert Synonyms of 'perverse' perverse Explore 'perverse' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of crabbed Definition bad-tempered Synonyms bad-tempered, trying, difficult, cross, tough, harsh, sour, cynical, tart, perverse, prickly, irritable, acrimonious, surly, petulant, churlish, acrid, morose, ill-tempered, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, fretful, splenetic, captious in the sense of cross Definition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) in the sense of deviant Definition deviating from what is considered acceptable behaviour social reactions to deviant and criminal behaviour Synonyms aberrant, abnormal, twisted, warped, wayward, devious, deviate, perverted, perverse, sick (informal), bent (slang), kinky (slang), freaky (slang), pervy (slang), sicko (informal) in the sense of disobedient Definition refusing to obey Her tone was that of a parent ordering a disobedient child. Synonyms defiant, disorderly, contrary, naughty, wayward, mischievous, unruly, intractable, wilful, undisciplined, refractory, obstreperous, insubordinate, noncompliant, contumacious, froward (archaic), nonobservant in the sense of dogged Definition obstinately determined through sheer dogged determination Synonyms determined, steady, persistent, stubborn, firm, staunch, persevering, resolute, single-minded, tenacious, steadfast, unyielding, obstinate, indefatigable, immovable, stiff-necked, unshakable, unflagging, pertinacious in the sense of fractious Definition (esp. of children) easily upset and angered, often due to tiredness The children were predictably fractious. Synonyms irritable, cross, awkward, unruly, touchy, recalcitrant, petulant, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, refractory, crabby, captious, froward (archaic), pettish in the sense of headstrong Definition determined to do something in one's own way and ignoring the advice of others He's very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath. Synonyms stubborn, wilful, obstinate, contrary, perverse, unruly, intractable, stiff-necked, ungovernable, self-willed, pig-headed, mulish, froward (archaic) in the sense of ill-tempered Definition having a bad temper You sound like an ill-tempered child. Synonyms cross, irritable, grumpy, irascible, sharp, annoyed, impatient, touchy, bad-tempered, curt, spiteful, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), choleric, ill-humoured, liverish in the sense of improper Definition irregular or incorrect The improper use of medicine can lead to severe adverse reactions. Synonyms incorrect, wrong, inaccurate, false, irregular, erroneous in the sense of incorrect Definition wrong He denied that his evidence was incorrect. Synonyms false, wrong, mistaken, flawed, faulty, unfitting, inaccurate, untrue, improper, erroneous, out, wide of the mark (informal), specious, inexact, off-base (US, Canadian, informal), off-beam (informal), way off-beam (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of intractable Definition (of a person) difficult to influence or direct How can we reduce the influence of intractable opponents? Synonyms difficult, contrary, awkward, wild, stubborn, perverse, wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, wilful, incurable, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, unmanageable, undisciplined, cantankerous, unbending, obdurate, uncooperative, stiff-necked, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed in the sense of intransigent Definition refusing to change one's attitude The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. Synonyms uncompromising, intractable, tough, stubborn, hardline, tenacious, unyielding, obstinate, immovable, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, inflexible, unbudgeable in the sense of mulish Definition stubborn He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face. Synonyms stubborn, difficult, rigid, unreasonable, perverse, intractable, inflexible, wilful, recalcitrant, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, stiff-necked, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, cross-grained in the sense of obdurate Definition not to be persuaded The administration have been obdurate defenders of the status quo. Synonyms obstinate, firm, dogged, determined, fixed, iron, persistent, relentless, adamant, stubborn, intractable, inflexible, wilful, unrelenting, tenacious, inexorable, implacable, steadfast, unyielding, intransigent, immovable, headstrong, strong-minded, unbending, stiff-necked, unshakeable or unshakable, refractory, pig-headed, mulish, contumacious (literary), pertinacious, indurate (rare), proof against persuasion, unimpressible in the sense of obstinate Definition keeping stubbornly to a particular opinion or course of action He is obstinate and determined and will not give up. Synonyms stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent, firm, perverse, intractable, inflexible, wilful, tenacious, recalcitrant, steadfast, unyielding, opinionated, intransigent, immovable, headstrong, unmanageable, cussed, strong-minded, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, unshakable, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, contumacious, pertinacious in the sense of peevish Definition fretful or irritable Lack of sleep always made him peevish. Synonyms irritable, cross, crabbed, childish, acrimonious, crusty, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, whingeing (informal), surly, fractious, petulant, churlish, sulky, ill-tempered, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, querulous, huffy, splenetic, crotchety (informal), shrewish, liverish, captious, pettish, ill-natured in the sense of petulant Definition unreasonably irritable or peevish He whined like a petulant child. Synonyms sulky, cross, moody, sour, crabbed, impatient, pouting, perverse, irritable, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), fretful, waspish, querulous, peevish, ungracious, cavilling, huffy, fault-finding, snappish, ill-humoured, captious in the sense of pig-headed Definition stupidly stubborn In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right. Synonyms stubborn, contrary, perverse, obstinate, stupid, dense, inflexible, wilful, unyielding, stiff-necked, wrong-headed, self-willed, bull-headed, mulish, cross-grained, froward (archaic) in the sense of rebellious Definition rebelling or showing a tendency towards rebellion a rebellious teenager Synonyms defiant, difficult, resistant, intractable, recalcitrant, obstinate, unmanageable, incorrigible, refractory, contumacious (literary) in the sense of refractory Definition stubborn or rebellious refractory priests who tried to side with the king Synonyms unmanageable, difficult, stubborn, contentious, perverse, unruly, uncontrollable, intractable, wilful, recalcitrant, obstinate, headstrong, cantankerous, uncooperative, stiff-necked, disobedient, disputatious, mulish, contumacious (literary) Additional synonyms in the sense of spiteful He could be spiteful. Synonyms malicious, nasty, vindictive, cruel, malignant, barbed, malevolent, venomous, bitchy (informal), snide, rancorous, catty (informal), splenetic, shrewish, ill-disposed, ill-natured in the sense of stroppy Definition bad-tempered or deliberately awkward I shall have to get stroppy with them. Synonyms awkward, difficult, obstreperous, destructive, perverse, unhelpful, cantankerous, bloody-minded (British, informal), quarrelsome, litigious, uncooperative, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of surly Definition bad-tempered and rude He behaves in a surly and rude manner towards me. Synonyms ill-tempered, cross, churlish, crabbed, perverse, crusty, sullen, gruff, bearish, sulky, morose, brusque, testy, grouchy (informal), curmudgeonly, ungracious, uncivil, shrewish in the sense of unyielding Definition remaining firm and determined his unyielding attitude on this subject Synonyms firm, tough, rigid, hardline, uncompromising, determined, relentless, adamant, stubborn, staunch, resolute, intractable, inflexible, inexorable, steadfast, obstinate, unwavering, immovable, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked in the sense of wayward Definition erratic, selfish, or stubborn wayward children with a history of behavioural problems Synonyms erratic, unruly, wilful, unmanageable, disobedient, contrary, unpredictable, stubborn, perverse, rebellious, fickle, intractable, capricious, obstinate, headstrong, changeable, flighty, incorrigible, obdurate, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, insubordinate, undependable, inconstant, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious (literary), froward (archaic) in the sense of wilful Definition determined to do things in one's own way a selfish and wilful congressman Synonyms obstinate, dogged, determined, persistent, adamant, stubborn, perverse, uncompromising, intractable, inflexible, unyielding, intransigent, headstrong, obdurate, stiff-necked, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, froward (archaic) in the sense of wrong-headed Definition constantly and stubbornly wrong in judgment The Government persists in its blind, wrong-headed approach to prisons and crime. Synonyms obstinate, dogged, contrary, stubborn, perverse, inflexible, wilful, intransigent, obdurate, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, cross-grained, froward (archaic)
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