Perverse

  • 21perverse — UK [pə(r)ˈvɜː(r)s] / US [pərˈvɜs] adjective determined to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by doing the opposite of what is expected or wanted It is simply perverse to refuse a perfectly safe treatment. Derived words: perversely adverb… …

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  • 22perverse — per•verse [[t]pərˈvɜrs[/t]] adj. 1) willfully determined not to do what is expected or desired; contrary 2) characterized by or proceeding from such a determination: a perverse mood[/ex] 3) wayward or cantankerous 4) turned away from what is… …

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  • 23perverse — /pəˈvɜs / (say puh vers) adjective 1. wilfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. 2. characterised by or proceeding from such a determination: a perverse mood. 3. wayward; cantankerous. 4. persistent or …

  • 24perverse — adj. 1 (of a person or action) deliberately or stubbornly departing from what is reasonable or required. 2 persistent in error. 3 wayward; intractable; peevish. 4 perverted; wicked. 5 (of a verdict etc.) against the weight of evidence or the… …

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  • 25Perverse effects of vaccination — occur when a vaccination program causes more harm than it cures. This can happen if too few are vaccinated, allowing the disease to spread, albeit more slowly than in an unvaccinated population. This raises the average age of infection, which in… …

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  • 26Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler — Album par Waking The Cadaver Sortie 21 novembre 2007 Enregistrement 2007 Durée environ 30:00 Genre Deathcore Producteur …

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  • 27perverse verdict — See verdict. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 28Perverse sheaf — The mathematical term perverse sheaves refers to a certain abelian category associated to a topological space X , which may be a real or complex manifold, or a more general stratified space, usually singular. This concept was introduced by Joseph …

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  • 29Perverse incentive — A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable effect, that is against the interest of the incentive makers. Perverse incentives by definition produce negative unintended consequences. It is a term first coined by… …

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  • 30Perverse (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Perverse Type = Album Artist = Jesus Jones Released = 1993 Recorded = 1991, 1992 Genre = Alternative, Techno, Industrial Length = 44:51 Label = SBK Records Producer = Jesus Jones Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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