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[pə'vɜːs]1) (twisted) [person, desire] perverso2) (contrary) [refusal, attempt, attitude] irrazionale; [ effect] contrario, opposto* * *[pə'və:s]1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) ostinato, irragionevole2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) ostinato•- perverseness
- perversity* * *perverse /pəˈvɜ:s/a.3 ( d'un fatto, di un effetto, ecc.) avverso; contrario; sfavorevole; perverso ( improprio, ma comune): Fiscal drag is one of the perverse effects of inflation, il fiscal drag è uno degli effetti perversi dell'inflazione4 (arc.) perverso; cattivo; iniquo; malvagio● a perverse verdict, un verdetto iniquoperversely avv. perverseness n. [u] FALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale perverse non significa perverso.* * *[pə'vɜːs]1) (twisted) [person, desire] perverso2) (contrary) [refusal, attempt, attitude] irrazionale; [ effect] contrario, opposto
См. также в других словарях:
Perverseness — Per*verse ness, n. The quality or state of being perverse. Virtue hath some perverseness. Donne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perverseness — index contempt (disobedience to the court) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perverseness — perverse ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. 2) contrary to that which is accepted or expected. 3) sexually perverted. DERIVATIVES perversely adverb perverseness noun perversity noun (pl. perversities) … English terms dictionary
perverseness — noun see perverse … New Collegiate Dictionary
perverseness — See perversely. * * * … Universalium
perverseness — noun The quality of being perverse; obstinacy or doggedness … Wiktionary
perverseness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hard headedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, tenacity … English dictionary for students
perverseness — pÉ™(r) vÉœrsnɪs / vÉœËs n. deviance, abnormality, aberrancy … English contemporary dictionary
perverseness — n. 1. Obstinacy, stubbornness, wilfulness, waywardness, perversity. 2. Petulance, peevishness, churlishness, moroseness, surliness, ill temper, perversity … New dictionary of synonyms
perverseness — per·verse·ness … English syllables
perverseness — See: perverse … English dictionary