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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɛʁ.vɛʁ/
"Il éprouvait un plaisir pervers à provoquer les autres."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences.
"He took a perverse pleasure in making everyone around him feel uncomfortable." - 2
Contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice; corrupt or distorted.
"The judge's decision seemed a perverse interpretation of the law."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'perversus', the past participle of 'pervertere' (to turn away, corrupt, or pervert), formed from 'per-' (thoroughly, wrongly) + 'vertere' (to turn). Entering Middle English in the 14th century via Old French, it initially denoted something turned away from what is right or true, later evolving to describe obstinate behavior and abnormal or deviant inclinations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perverse" is said worldwide
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pervers
Transliteration: /pɛʁ.vɛʁ/
"Il éprouvait un plaisir pervers à provoquer les autres."
pervers
Transliteration: /pɛʁˈvɛʁs/
"Sein Verhalten war völlig pervers."
perverso
Transliteration: /perˈvɛr.zo/
"Ha dimostrato un senso dell'umorismo perverso."
perverso
Transliteration: /peɾˈβeɾ.so/
"El dictador tenía un plan perverso para controlar la economía."
perverso
Transliteration: /peʁˈvɛʁ.su/
"Ele tinha um prazer perverso em ver os outros discutirem."
विकृत
Transliteration: vikrit
"उसकी सोच बेहद विकृत है।"
反常的
Transliteration: fǎncháng de
"他有一种反常的幽默感。"
비뚤어진
Transliteration: bittul-eojin
"그는 비뚤어진 만족감을 느끼고 있었다."
ひねくれた
Transliteration: hinekureta
"彼にはひねくれたところがある。"
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