deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
“depraved criminals”
Word Forms
perverseness
noun
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
contrariness
noun
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
perversity
noun
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
depravity
noun
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
reprobate
noun
a person without moral scruples
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Europe
🇩🇪German
pervers
gekennzeichnet durch eine Neigung zum Widerspruch und Widerspruch
🇫🇷French
pervers
marqué par une disposition à s'opposer et à contredire
🇪🇸Spanish
perverso
marcado por una disposición a oponerse y contradecir
🇮🇹Italian
perverso
caratterizzato da una disposizione ad opporsi e contraddire
🇳🇱Dutch
pervers
gekenmerkt door een neiging om zich te verzetten en tegen te spreken
🇵🇹Portuguese
perverso
marcado por uma disposição para se opor e contradizer
🇷🇺Russian
извращенный
отмечено склонностью противостоять и противоречить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विकृत
विरोध और खंडन करने की प्रवृत्ति से चिह्नित
🇧🇩Bengali
বিকৃত
বিরোধিতা এবং বিরোধিতা করার স্বভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত
🇮🇳Tamil
விபரீதமான
எதிர்க்கும் மற்றும் முரண்படும் தன்மையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
దిక్కుమాలిన
వ్యతిరేకించే మరియు విరుద్ధమైన స్వభావంతో గుర్తించబడింది
🇮🇳Marathi
विकृत
विरोध आणि विरोध करण्याच्या स्वभावाने चिन्हांकित
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિકૃત
વિરોધ અને વિરોધાભાસ કરવાના સ્વભાવ દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಕೃತ
ವಿರೋಧಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ವಿರೋಧಿಸುವ ಸ್ವಭಾವದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വികൃതമായ
എതിർക്കാനും എതിർക്കാനുമുള്ള ഒരു സ്വഭാവത്താൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਗੜਿਆ
ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹیڑھا
مخالفت اور تردید کے انداز سے نشان زد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
反常的
以反对和矛盾的倾向为特征
🇯🇵Japanese
ひねくれた
反対し矛盾する性質によって特徴付けられる
🇰🇷Korean
비뚤어진
반대하고 반대하는 성향으로 특징지어짐
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nghịch ngợm
được đánh dấu bằng khuynh hướng chống đối và mâu thuẫn
🇹🇭Thai
วิปริต
มีนิสัยต่อต้านและโต้แย้ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
jahat
ditandai dengan kecenderungan untuk menentang dan menentang
🇵🇭Filipino
baliw
minarkahan ng isang disposisyon na sumalungat at sumalungat
🇲🇾Malay
songsang
ditandai dengan kecenderungan untuk menentang dan bercanggah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
منحرف
يتميز بالميل إلى المعارضة والتناقض
🇮🇷Persian
منحرف
با تمایل به مخالفت و تضاد مشخص شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
sapık
karşı çıkma ve çelişme eğilimi ile işaretlenmiştir
🇮🇱Hebrew
סוֹטֶה
מסומן בנטייה להתנגד ולסתור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'perverse'?
The primary meaning of 'perverse' is 'marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'perverse' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'perverse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'perverse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'perverse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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