انگریزی

perversity

gb/pɚvˈɚsəti/ us/pɚvˈɚsəti/
C1 انگریزی
معانی
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اسم formal C1 property
1

stubborn desire to be difficult

a desire to do the opposite of what is sensible, often to be difficult

استعمال کا انداز: [do something] out of perversity
عام غلطی:
Often confused with adversity (difficult times) or perversion (usually sexual meaning).
ہم معنی الفاظ
contrariness (emphasizes doing the opposite of what others want.) | obstinacy (emphasizes stubborn refusal to change.) | wilfulness (emphasizes intentional, self-directed stubbornness.) | spite (emphasizes a wish to annoy or hurt.)
متضاد الفاظ
reasonableness (acting in a sensible, fair way.) | cooperativeness (willingness to work with others rather than oppose them.) | compliance (readiness to follow requests or rules.)
لفظی تراکیب
sheer perversity |out of perversity |a streak of perversity |an act of perversity |human perversity |wilful perversity |perversity and spite |perversity and stubbornness |a touch of perversity |perversity of refusing
موضوعات
behavior |personality |conflict
مثالیں
  • He refused to answer the question, not out of principle but out of sheer perversity.
  • There’s a certain perversity in banning something—it can make people want it more.
  • Her perversity turned a simple request into an argument.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • He did it out of perversity.
  • Sometimes her perversity causes problems.
اسم formal C2 abstract
2

sexually deviant attitude or behavior

sexual behavior or interests that society strongly disapproves of

استعمال کا انداز: sexual perversity; [someone]'s perversity
عام غلطی:
In modern English, perversion is more common than perversity in this sexual sense.
ہم معنی الفاظ
perversion (the most common noun for this idea; often more direct.) | deviance (broader term that can include non-sexual behavior too.)
متضاد الفاظ
conventionality (behavior aligned with common social norms.) | propriety (socially acceptable, respectable conduct.)
لفظی تراکیب
sexual perversity |moral perversity |a tale of perversity |accusations of perversity |charge of perversity |perversity and corruption |a hint of perversity |extreme perversity |perversity and obsession |depictions of perversity
موضوعات
relationships |sex |society
مثالیں
  • The film was condemned by some critics for its portrayal of perversity.
  • The memoir describes how shame and secrecy fed his sense of perversity.
  • In the article, the word ‘perversity’ is used as a moral judgment rather than a clinical term.
اسم legal C2 abstract
3

unreasonable decision against evidence

in law, an extremely unreasonable decision

استعمال کا انداز: a finding/decision/verdict of perversity; appeal on grounds of perversity
ہم معنی الفاظ
unreasonableness (general term; not specifically a legal standard.) | irrationality (focuses on lack of logical basis.)
متضاد الفاظ
soundness (being well supported by reasons and evidence.) | fairness (being just and properly considered.)
لفظی تراکیب
a verdict of perversity |grounds of perversity |appeal on perversity |a finding of perversity |perversity in the decision |alleged perversity |challenge for perversity |set aside for perversity |perversity of the tribunal |perversity argument
موضوعات
law |justice
مثالیں
  • The appeal was brought on the ground of perversity in the tribunal’s reasoning.
  • The court said there was no perversity in the jury’s verdict.
  • They argued the decision showed perversity because it ignored key evidence.
گرامر
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perversity
IPA
GB/pɚvˈɚsəti/
US/pɚvˈɚsəti/
ہجا بندی اور زور
per - versity (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (per)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
  • Base: perversity
  • Plural: perversities, perversity
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
perversities noun
Core family
perverse adjective B2 perversely adverb
Related words
pervert verb perversion noun
Advanced or less common
perverseness noun
عبارات

a streak of perversity

1
/ə stɹˈik əv pɚvˈɚsəti/
fixed phrase formal

habit of being stubbornly contrary

a part of someone’s character that likes to be difficult

مثالیں
  • He has a streak of perversity that makes him argue over minor details.
  • Her streak of perversity surfaced whenever she was told what to do.
  • There was a streak of perversity in the way he kept missing deadlines on purpose.

out of sheer perversity

1
/ˈaʊt əv ʃˈɪɹ pɚvˈɚsəti/
fixed phrase formal

for no good reason; just contrary

just to be difficult, not for a real reason

مثالیں
  • He picked a fight out of sheer perversity.
  • She took the long way home out of sheer perversity, even though she was late.
  • The committee rejected the sensible option out of sheer perversity.

the perversity of fate

1
/ðə pɚvˈɚsəti əv fˈeɪt/
fixed phrase literary

ironic, contrary turn of events

when fate seems to act in an unfair, opposite way

مثالیں
  • By the perversity of fate, the power went out just as the storm ended.
  • It was the perversity of fate that she met her future boss on the day she quit.
  • Through the perversity of fate, the only copy was lost after the backup succeeded.

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