Perverse - English meaning

adjective

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

Usage examples:

The illness is recognizable from the patient's abnormal behaviour

adjective

Not usual or average

Usage examples:

We had an abnormal amount of snow., he has an abnormal heartbeat., [ c ] no abnormalities showed up…

adjective

Causing irritation or annoyance.

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Annoying habits

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

adjective

Making you feel slightly angry

Usage examples:

It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation., he's got a really annoying l…

adjective

Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.

Usage examples:

Some awkward questions

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

Usage examples:

She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

Usage examples:

The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

Usage examples:

The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

adjective

Mutually opposed or inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The two studies came to contradictory conclusions

noun

A contradictory proposition.

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He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical.

adjective

If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from each other

Usage examples:

I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put i…

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Usage examples:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Usage examples:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Usage examples:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

adjective

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

verb

Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

adjective

Dishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money

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It’s been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation., your philosophy is corrupt., pol…

adjective

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

Usage examples:

A degenerate form of a higher civilization

noun

An immoral or corrupt person.

Usage examples:

Get out of my house, you degenerate!

verb

Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

Usage examples:

The quality of life had degenerated

adjective

Morally corrupt; wicked.

Usage examples:

He was a depraved lecher

verb

Make (someone) immoral or wicked.

Usage examples:

This book would deprave and corrupt young children

adjective

Morally bad or evil

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A depraved character/mind, someone who can kill a child like that must be totally depraved.

adjective

Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.

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Deviant behaviour

noun

A deviant person or thing.

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Killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension

adjective

Differing from the accepted standard

adjective

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Usage examples:

She had a difficult decision to make

adjective

Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand

Usage examples:

It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

adjective

Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

Usage examples:

Larry was stern with disobedient employees

adjective

Not doing what you are told to do

Usage examples:

A disobedient child

adjective

Deliberately unhelpful; uncooperative.

Usage examples:

I think you're simply being disobliging

verb

Offend (someone) by not acting in accordance with their wishes.

Usage examples:

One didn't disoblige them if one could help it

adjective

Unwilling to help or do what you are asked to do

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

Usage examples:

His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

Usage examples:

His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

adjective

Lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning.

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An illogical fear of the supernatural

adjective

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.

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Unseemly and immoral behaviour

adjective

Not following accepted standards of morally right behavior or thought

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Discrimination on the basis of race is immoral., the immorality of lying

adjective

Not suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

There are penalties for inappropriate behaviour

adjective

Not in accordance with fact; wrong.

Usage examples:

The doctor gave you incorrect advice

adjective

Exhibiting (or failing to exhibit) political correctness.

Usage examples:

It is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments

adjective

Not correct; not accurate

Usage examples:

He charged that the news story was factually incorrect and demanded an apology., for each question …

adjective

Not logical or reasonable.

Usage examples:

Irrational feelings of hostility

noun

An irrational number or quantity; a surd.

Usage examples:

Eudoxus's definition of equal ratios corresponds exactly to the modern theory of irrationals.

adjective

Not based on reason or clear thinking; not reasonable

Usage examples:

One of her main themes is the irrational nature of love.

adjective

Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Usage examples:

His strong, irregular features

noun

A member of an irregular military force.

Usage examples:

The filipino operational center of gravity was the ability to sustain its force of 100,000 irregula…

adjective

Not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes

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An irregular surface, there are irregular spaces between the words., he showed up at irregular inte…

adjective

Involving or given to unusual sexual behaviour.

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No low-down, filthy, kinky behaviour, or even smutty talk.

adjective

Unusual, strange, and possibly exciting, especially in ways involving unusual sexual acts

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Kinky ideas/behaviour

adjective

Kinky hair forms tight curls (= curving shapes) in a zigzag (= like a z or a row of zs joined together) or s-shaped pattern from the scalp (= the part of the head where the hair grows)

Usage examples:

My hair is naturally kinky., she was one of the first models with short, kinky hair to feature in w…

adjective

Noisy and difficult to control.

Usage examples:

The boy is cocky and obstreperous

adjective

Difficult to deal with and noisy

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Obstreperous customers

adjective

Causing a blockage or obstruction.

Usage examples:

All tubing should be cleared of obstructive algae and detritus

adjective

(of a person or their actions) characterized by sexually abnormal and unacceptable practices or tendencies.

Usage examples:

He whispered perverted obscenities

verb

Distort or corrupt the original course, meaning, or state of (something).

Usage examples:

He was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice

adjective

(of an idea, policy, etc.) changed from its correct use or original purpose

Usage examples:

He used a perverted form of nationalism to incite anger among the crowd., you need not state the pa…

adjective

(of sexual behaviour or interests) considered strange and unpleasant by most people

Usage examples:

Some pervy guy tried to put a camera in the women's changing rooms.

adjective

Affected by physical or mental illness.

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Nursing very sick children

noun

Vomit.

Usage examples:

She was busy wiping sick from the carpet

verb

Excellent.

noun

Someone who behaves or thinks in a strange and unpleasant, often sexual, way

Usage examples:

She's afraid of being attacked in the park by a sicko., the film is a grisly, sicko suspense ride.,…

adjective

Causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

Usage examples:

Weeding is a tiresome but essential job

adjective

Tiring, annoying, or boring

Usage examples:

It’s getting a little tiresome, listening to you complain.

adjective

Causing difficulty or annoyance.

Usage examples:

Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective

Causing worry or anxiety

Usage examples:

The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

adjective

Forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled.

Usage examples:

The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

adjective

Unusual and strange; perverse

Usage examples:

The letter was clearly written by someone with a twisted mind., he missed the first game of the sea…

adjective

Not fitting in with the wishes or demands of others; unhelpful.

Usage examples:

That harsh, unaccommodating man had clearly loved his father

adjective

Not eager or willing to help other people, for example by changing your plans

Usage examples:

The staff in the restaurant were extremely rude and unaccommodating., i would like to take more tim…

adjective

Unwilling to help others or do what they ask.

Usage examples:

I can recall him soothing uncooperative clients on the telephone

adjective

Not helpful.

Usage examples:

Several complained that the staff were unhelpful

adjective

Not improving a difficult situation

Usage examples:

The instructions were badly written and unhelpful., i don't need any more of your unhelpful advice!…

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.

Usage examples:

His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home

adjective

Contrary to the ordinary course of nature; abnormal.

Usage examples:

Death by unnatural causes

adjective

Not found in nature; artificial

Usage examples:

Nothing unnatural or polluting can be used., the recordings have an unnatural sound.

adjective

Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox.

Usage examples:

He frequently upset other scholars with his unorthodox views

adjective

(of behavior, ideas, or methods) different from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

He has an unorthodox teaching style.

adjective

Different from what is usual or expected in behaviour, ideas, methods, etc.

Usage examples:

Unorthodox approaches/methods/practices regulators began to scrutinize the company's unorthodox acc…

adjective

Not guided by or based on good sense.

Usage examples:

She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

adjective

Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

Usage examples:

It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

adjective

Not fair or acceptable

Usage examples:

A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…

adjective

Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.

Usage examples:

The vexatious questions posed by software copyrights

adjective

Vexatious legal complaints are not serious but are annoying to deal with

Usage examples:

70% of firms thought more employees were bringing weak and vexatious claims against their employers.

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Usage examples:

Warped wooden planks

verb

Make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.

Usage examples:

Moisture had warped the box

adjective

Strange and unpleasant

Usage examples:

I shouldn't really laugh about the accident - it's my warped sense of humour!, in their warped mind…

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

Usage examples:

Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

Usage examples:

He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…

adjective

Not correct or true; incorrect.

Usage examples:

That is the wrong answer

adverb

In an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.

Usage examples:

What am i doing wrong?

noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.

Usage examples:

I have done you a great wrong