perverse
Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thingTurned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.
» Tom is perverse.
Tom ist pervers.
Том извращенец.
Том збоченець.
Meaning
5 sensesTurned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.
pervers
извращённыйizvraščónnyj
Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted.
Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable.
pervers, abartig, widernatürlich
противоречащийprotivorečaščij
Wayward; vexing; contrary.
Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.
- marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
- deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
- resistant to guidance or discipline
Examples
6 sentencesTom is perverse.
Том збоченець.
ruТом извращенец.
deTom ist pervers.
I just bet you were thinking something perverse just now.
ruЯ просто уверен, что ты только что думал о чём-то пошлом.
It's perverse that the lives of four rich guys are worth more than hundreds of refugees.
Don't be so perverse!
deSei nicht so pervers!
Layla was victim to Sami's every perverse whim.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English perverse, pervers, from Old French pervers, from Latin perversum (“thoFrom Middle English perverse, pervers, from Old French pervers, from Latin perversum (“thoroughly turned”), past participle of pervertere, from per- (“thoroughly”) + vertere (“to turn”).
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Forms
more perverse/perverser, most perverse/perversest| Comparative | more perverse / perverser Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most perverse / perversest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form