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perverse

/pəˈvɜːs/adjective

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हठी, उलटी बुद्धि वाला, जानबूझकर गलत या विपरीत करने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    showing a deliberate and unreasonable wish to behave in a way that is wrong or different from what is expected

    हठी, उलटी बुद्धि वाला, जानबूझकर गलत या विपरीत करने वाला

    • She takes a perverse pleasure in arriving late to every meeting.
    • It would be perverse to reject the only sensible offer.
    • It was perverse of him to refuse help just because it came from his brother.
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    • The child showed a perverse delight in doing exactly what he was told not to.
    • Some people have a perverse habit of making simple things difficult.

    Synonyms contrary wilful obstinate stubborn unreasonable

    Opposite reasonable sensible cooperative compliant

  2. 2

    law

    (of a verdict) against the weight of the evidence

    (कानूनी) प्रमाणों के विपरीत (निर्णय)

    • The High Court set aside the perverse finding of the trial court.
    • The Supreme Court held that the verdict was perverse and sent the case back for retrial.
    • The appeal court called the lower court's judgment perverse and quashed it.
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    • A perverse verdict, the lawyer argued, ignores the evidence placed before the judge.
    • The judges ruled that the finding was perverse and set it aside.

    Synonyms unreasonable wrong-headed unjustified

◇Word family
perversely adv.perversity nounpervert verb, nounperversion noun
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per·verse

With -verse (not 'perverce' or 'pervurse'); the adverb perversely, the noun perversity.

अंत में -verse ('perverce' या 'pervurse' गलत है); adverb perversely, noun perversity।

?Which word?

perverse, perverted and pervert

Perverse means deliberately contrary or unreasonable: 'a perverse refusal'. Perverted means morally corrupt, especially sexually, or twisted from its true purpose: 'a perverted sense of justice'. A pervert (noun) is a person with abnormal sexual behaviour; the verb pervert means to corrupt: 'pervert the course of justice'. The nouns: perversity (contrariness) and perversion (corruption).

Perverse का अर्थ 'जानबूझकर विपरीत या अनुचित' है: 'a perverse refusal'। Perverted का अर्थ 'नैतिक रूप से भ्रष्ट, विशेषकर यौन रूप से', या 'अपने असली उद्देश्य से भटका हुआ' है: 'a perverted sense of justice'। Pervert (noun) असामान्य यौन व्यवहार वाला व्यक्ति है; verb pervert का अर्थ 'भ्रष्ट करना' है: 'pervert the course of justice'। Nouns: perversity (हठधर्मिता) और perversion (भ्रष्टता)।

The perverse/perverted/pervert set is a usage item.

Perverse, perverted और pervert का सेट usage में आता है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A perverse verdict, pervert the course of justice.

कानूनी वाक्यांश: a perverse verdict, pervert the course of justice।

Perverse pleasure, perverse logic.

Collocations: perverse pleasure (दूसरों को परेशान देखकर मिलने वाला अजीब आनंद), perverse logic (उल्टा और अनुचित तर्क)।