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noun perversidadtr[pə'vɜːsɪtɪ]noun (pl perversities)1 (wickedness) perversidad nombre femenino; (stubbornness) terquedad nombre femenino, obstinación nombre femenino malsana1) corruption: corrupción f2) stubbornness: obstinación f, terquedad fn.• contumacia s.f.• perversidad s.f.• pravedad s.f.• siniestro s.m.pər'vɜːrsəti, pə'vɜːsətimass & count noun (pl - ties) obstinación f malsana[pǝ'vɜːsɪtɪ]N (=contrariness) contrariedad f ; (=obstinacy) terquedad f, contumacia f* * *[pər'vɜːrsəti, pə'vɜːsəti]mass & count noun (pl - ties) obstinación f malsana -
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s.perversidad, conducta o naturaleza perversa, obstinación, terquedad. (plural perversities) -
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pə'və:s1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) terco, obstinado2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) perverso, malsano•- perverseness
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tr[pə'vɜːs]1 (delight, desire, pleasure, etc) perverso,-a, malsano,-a2 (person - stubborn) terco,-a, obstinado,-a; (contrary) puñetero,-aperverse [pər'vərs] adj1) corrupt: perverso, corrompido2) stubborn: obstinado, porfiado, terco (sin razón)♦ perversely advadj.• avieso, -a adj.• bigardo, -a adj.• contumaz adj.• endiablado, -a adj.• malandrín adj.• perverso, -a adj.• pervertido, -a adj.• protervo, -a adj.pər'vɜːrs, pə'vɜːs[pǝ'vɜːs]ADJ (=contrary) retorcido; (=obstinate) terco, contumaz; (=wicked) perverso* * *[pər'vɜːrs, pə'vɜːs] -
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Perversity — Per*ver si*ty, n. [L. perversitas: cf. F. perversit[ e].] The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perversity — index bad repute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perversity — 1520s, from Fr. perversité (12c.), from L. perversitas, from perversus (see PERVERSE (Cf. perverse)) … Etymology dictionary
perversity — [pər vʉr′sə tē] n. [OFr perversité < L perversitas < perversus] 1. the quality or condition of being perverse 2. pl. perversities an instance of this … English World dictionary
perversity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sheer ▪ She s marrying him out of sheer perversity. ▪ wilful/willful ▪ sexual ▪ a sordid tale of sexual perversity … Collocations dictionary
perversity — noun 1) out of sheer perversity, he refused Syn: contrariness, awkwardness, recalcitrance, stubbornness, obstinacy, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness; formal refractoriness 2) the perversity of the decision Syn: unreasonableness, irrationa … Thesaurus of popular words
perversity — per|ver|si|ty [pəˈvə:sıti US pərˈvə:r ] n [U] the quality of being perverse ▪ Max refused the money out of sheer perversity … Dictionary of contemporary English
perversity — per|ver|si|ty [ pər vɜrsəti ] noun uncount a determination to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by doing the opposite of what is expected or wanted: He refused to accept their help out of sheer perversity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perversity — noun (U) the quality of being perverse: Max refused the money out of sheer perversity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
perversity — 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
perversity — noun 1. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline • Syn: ↑contrariness, ↑perverseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑perverse (for: ↑perverseness), ↑perverse, ↑ … Useful english dictionary