perversely

per·verse

 (pər-vûrs′, pûr′vûrs′)

adj.

1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved: a perverse world of sinners.

2.

a. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable: "Geneticists have the perverse habit of naming genes by what goes wrong when they mutate" (Richard Dawkins).

b. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable: an understanding of the text that only a perverse reader could reach.

3. Having an effect opposite to what is intended or expected: "Regulation [of child care] to increase quality may have the perverse effect of driving some children into unregulated care" (Kathryn M. Neckerman).

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[Middle English pervers, from Old French, from Latin perversus, past participle of pervertere, to pervert; see pervert.]

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per·verse′ly adv.

per·verse′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	perversely - deliberately deviant; "his perversely erotic notions"
	2.	perversely - in a contrary disobedient manner contrarily, contrariwise

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Translations

بانْحِراف، بإفْساد

zvrhle

verkehrt

perversement

ferde módonfonák módon

òvermóîskulega

ostinatamente

perverst

zvrhlo

inatlamünasebetsizce

倔强地

perversely

[pəˈvɜːslɪ] ADV (= irrationally) → sin ninguna lógica; (= obstinately) → tercamente; (= wickedly) → con perversidad

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

perversely

[pə^rˈvɜː^rsli] adv

(= unreasonably) to be perversely pleased to do sth → éprouver une joie perverse à faire qch
She was perversely pleased to be causing trouble → Elle éprouvait une joie perverse à causer des problèmes.
to be perversely proud of sth → tirer une fierté perverse de qch

(= paradoxically) → paradoxalement
Some saw it, perversely, as a victory → Certains y ont vu, paradoxalement, une victoire.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

perversely

adv (= paradoxically) → paradoxerweise; think, believe, decide → abwegigerweise; perversely, when the day of her departure came, she wanted to stay → als der Abreisetag gekommen war, wollte sie paradoxerweise noch bleiben; perversely enjoyable → auf perverse Art und Weise unterhaltsam; do you have to be so perversely different? → musst du denn immer um jeden Preis anders sein?; he is really perversely old-fashioned → er ist wirklich hoffnungslos altmodisch; the translation still sounds perversely French → die Übersetzung klingt noch immer penetrant französisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

perversely

[pəˈvɜːslɪ] adv (see adj) → da bastian contrario, con cattiveria, perversamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

perverse

(pəˈvəːs) adjective

1. continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable. a perverse child. pervers مُنْحَرِف، شِرّير опърничав perverso zvrácený verstockt genstridig; stædig αντιρρησίας, ανάποδοςterco, obstinado jonnakas لجباز uppiniskainen perversמסולף विकृत, दुष्ट tvrdoglav, zle ćudi önfejű suka menentang þvermóðskufullur ostinato, irragionevole ひねくれた 외고집의 priešgynus, nesukalbamas ietiepīgs suka membantah eigenzinnigtrassig, gjenstridig niepokorny, uparty پخپل سر، ګمراه بدخويه، سرغړاندى، كلپ perverso încăpăţânat, îndărătnic несговорчивый, капризный zvrhlý, úchylný izprijen izopačen motsträvig, tvär, egensinnig เสียนิสัย ters, aksi, huysuz 堅持錯誤的，任性的 упертий, незговірливий سرکش، اڑيل ngoan cố 执拗的，任性的

2. deliberately wrong; unreasonable. perverse behaviour. onredelik فاسِد، مُفْسِد للأخْلاق извратен mau zavilý verkehrt sygelig λαθεμένος, παράλογοςperverso, malsano paheline گمراه؛ järjetön obstinéמסולף तर्क-विरूद्ध pokvaren, neposlušan természetellenes salah spilltur; ósanngjarn ostinato 強情な 의도적인 잘못된 행동 įnoringas perverss; aplams; nesaprātīgs sikap degil balorigpervers, fordervetprzewrotny ګمراه mau pervers упрямый zanovitý sprevržen perverzan motsträvig, trotsig, vrång วิปริต münasebetsiz, aksi 剛愎自用的，乖戾的，故意作對的 хибний, помилковий غير معقول ngang bướng 反常的，背理的，不通情理的

perˈversely adverb

pervers بانْحِراف، بإفْساد извратено perversamente zvrhle verkehrt sygeligt παράλογα, διεστραμμένα perversamente; obstinadamente põikpäiselt عمداً؛ لجوجانه järjettömän par esprit de contradiction בִּמעוַּות विकृतता से, उद्दण्डता से neposlušno, pokvareno ferde/fonák módon; természetellenesen secara salah, menentang þvermóðskulega ostinatamente ひねくれた 뒤틀어지게 įnoringai perversi; aplami berdegil eigenzinnig, balorigperverst przewrotnie سرغړاندى، ګمراهۍ، كلپي perversamente cu încăpăţânare извращённо zvrhlo, úchylne perverzno perverzno motsträvigt, tvärt, egensinnigt อย่างดื้อรั้น münasebetsizce, inatla 倔強地 помилковО سرکشي سے ngang bướng 倔强地

perˈverseness noun

perversiteit فَساد، إنْحِراف извратеност perversidade zvrácenost die Verkehrtheit sygelighed διαστροφήperversidad; obstinación põikpäisus لجاجت؛ گمراهی kieroutuneisuus esprit de contradictionסטייה पतितता, उद्दण्डता pokvarenost romlottság, perverzitás kesalahan þvermóðska ostinazione 片意地 뒤틀어짐 priešgynumas aplamīgums kedegilan eigenzinnigheid, balorigheid fordervethet przewrotność پخپل سر، ګمراه perversidade încăpăţânare; perver­si­tate извращённость zvrhlosť perverznost perverznost motsträvighet, tvärhet, egensinnighet ความวิปริต terslik, aksilik 倔強 помилковість سرکشي، اڑيل پن tính ngang bướng 倔强

perˈversity noun

perversiteit إنْحِراف، زَيَغان извратеност perversidade zvrhlost die Verdorbenheit sygelighed διαστροφήperversidad jonnakus لجبازی uppiniskaisuus esprit de contradictionסילוף तर्कविरूद्धता tvrdoglavost romlottság, perverzitás penyimpangan þvermóðska ostinazione 片意地 괴팍함, 외고집 užgaidumas, įnoringumas perversitāte sikap suka membantah eigenzinnigheid, balorigheid fordervethet; egensindighet przewrotność خپل، سرى، سر كښې perversidade încăpăţânare; perversi­tate извращённость zvrhlosť, zvrátenosť, úchylnosť perverznost perverzija fördärv, ondska, förvändhet, vrånghet ความวิปริต münasebetsizlik, huysuzluk 反常，剛愎 спотворення; збоченість خود سري tính ngoan cố 反常

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