perverse

English

Etymology

• From Latin perversum, past participle of pervertere > per- 'thoroughly' + vertere 'to turn'. So, "thoroughly turned".

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s

Adjective

perverse (comparative more perverse, superlative most perverse)

1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
2. Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
3. (law, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.

Translations

Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted

• Czech: perverzní (cs)
• Finnish: perverssi, kieroutunut
• French: pervers (fr)

• Romanian: pervers (ro)
• Turkish: sapık (tr)

Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary

• Finnish: uppiniskainen (fi), jääräpäinen (fi)

Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions

Derived terms

• perversely
• perverseness
• perversity

Anagrams

• preserve

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Dutch

Adjective

perverse

1. the inflected form^FAQ of pervers

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French

Adjective

perverse f

1. feminine form of pervers

Anagrams

• préserve, préservé

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Italian

Adjective

perverse f

1. Feminine plural form of perverso

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Latin

Participle

perverse

1. vocative masculine singular of perversus