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's one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling.
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Meaning of "perversities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERVERSITIES

perversities  [pəˈvɜːsɪtɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERVERSITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perversities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERVERSITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

perversities

Perversion

Perversion is a type of human behavior that deviates from that which is understood to be orthodox or normal. Although the term perversion can refer to a variety of forms of deviation, it is most often used to describe sexual behaviors that are considered particularly abnormal, repulsive or obsessive. Perversion differs from deviant behavior, in that the latter covers areas of behavior for which perversion would be too strong a term. It is often considered derogatory, and, in psychological literature, the term paraphilia has been used as a replacement, though this term is controversial, and deviation is sometimes used in its place.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERVERSITIES


animosities
ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪz
atrocities
əˈtrɒsɪtɪz
celebrities
sɪˈlebrɪtɪz
complexities
kəmˈpleksɪtɪz
convexities
kɒnˈveksɪtɪz
densities
ˈdensɪtɪz
duplicities
djuːˈplɪsɪtɪz
eccentricities
ˌeksenˈtrɪsɪtɪz
falsities
ˈfɔːlsɪtɪz
felicities
fɪˈlɪsɪtɪz
gibbosities
ɡɪˈbɒsɪtɪz
immensities
ɪˈmensɪtɪz
incapacities
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪz
multiplicities
ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪz
propensities
prəˈpensɪtɪz
reciprocitities
ˌresɪˈprɒsɪtɪz
triplicities
trɪˈplɪsɪtɪz
universities
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪz
varicosities
ˌværɪˈkɒsɪtɪz
villosities
vɪˈlɒsɪtɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERVERSITIES

pervader
pervading
pervasion
pervasive
pervasively
pervasiveness
perverse
perversely
perverseness
perversion
perversity
perversive
pervert
perverted
pervertedly
pervertedness
perverter
pervertible
perviate
pervicacious

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERVERSITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
charities
cities
commodities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
securities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of perversities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERVERSITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «perversities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of perversities

Translation of «perversities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERVERSITIES

Find out the translation of perversities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perversities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perversities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

perversities
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perversidades
570 millions of speakers

English

perversities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perversities
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعاندة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

извращения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perversidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perversities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perversités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perversities
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Perversitäten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

perversities
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

perversities
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perversities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

perversities
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

perversities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sapkınlıkların
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perversioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perwersji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збочення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perversiunile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

perversities
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perversities
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perversiteter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perversiteter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perversities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERSITIES»

The term «perversities» is regularly used and occupies the 93.197 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERSITIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perversities

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QUOTES WITH «PERVERSITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perversities.
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Jonathan Franzen
's one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERVERSITIES»

Discover the use of perversities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perversities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rebellions, perversities, and main events
This collection of ruminations on the characters and issues of American life features the best columns, essays, reviews, and reportage by the author, a noted newspaper columnist. 15,000 first printing.
Murray Kempton, 1994
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Some Truths and Other Perversities
Kalent Zaiz, calibre (0.9.19) [http://calibre-ebook.com]. And Other SomeTruths Perversities Some Truths And Other Perversities Some Truths And Other Perversities. KALENT ZAIZ Front Cover.
Kalent Zaiz, calibre (0.9.19) [http://calibre-ebook.com], 2013
3
Patty's Perversities
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Arlo Bates, 2010
4
Profundities and Perversities: A Book of Versus
"Verse that guides us down the giggle road to Wisdom." Richard Lederer Author of Anguished English "Author, Christine Paddock, is today's Dorothy Parker; I'd sure like to get a good look at the inside of her head." Leigh Sherman
Christine Paddock, 2003
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Little Perversities
Little Perversities, a collection of obstinately different short stories, fast fiction and poetry-to astound, amuse, disturb and beguile, skidding from darkness to light beyond the realm of reasonable and back again.
Ann Rosenthal, Diane Shakar, Marge Hauser, 2005
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Topology of Stratified Spaces
This comes up, for example, in [28], where we define perversities on product strata Z1 Z2 X1 X 2 using formulas such as QfNp;Nqg.Z1 Z2/ D Np.Z1/ C Nq.Z2/ for perversities Np; Nq. Here Z1 Z2 may be a singular stratum, for example, even if Z1 ...
Greg Friedman, 2011
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The Topological Classification of Stratified Spaces
I] had the bold idea of introducing many more homology groups, based on different perversities, i.e. failures of transversal- ity. These groups interpolate between homology and cohomology. The groups in complementary dimensions with ...
Shmuel Weinberger, 1994
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James Joyce & the Perverse Ideal
The Novicks also found “no constant relationship between actual experiences of being beaten and the presence of beating fantasies” in children.43 According to Deleuze, and Barthes, sadism and masochism are literary perversities, but this ...
David Cotter, 2013
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The Power of Grace Over Acquired Habits, Special Inborn ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Smith H Platt, 2011
10
Changing the Scientific Study of Religion: Beyond Freud?: ...
153–167). How far are we still removed from perversities? Control imposed to mitigate the risk of perversities returns religion once again to the neighborhood of the depressing picture of mere social adaptation. Where is the vitality of religion in ...
Jacob A. Belzen, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERVERSITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perversities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: Jerry Springer: The Opera | Ohlook Performing Arts | Ohlook …
Sexual perversities and religious figures (Satan, Jesus, Mary, Adam, Eve and even God) abound. All this makes for great fun, perhaps a guilty ... «TheaterJones Performing Arts News, Jul 15»
2
Social Change: SUPREME COURT as the default option
These then are some of the legal perversities hidden in the Augean stables of our republic, and how the Supreme Court cleans them out will ... «Hill Post, Jul 15»
3
Are we overdoing our use of 'over' or would that be oversimplfying?
So to attribute them all to the perversities of modern culture might be an oversimplification. Oh yes, that's another one. Rarely do you hear ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Budget 2015: the verdict from our columnists
The very perversities that the universal credit pretends to solve will therefore intensify for those at the bottom of the heap. What a contrast with ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
ArtsBeat | 'True Detective' Recap: Some Bounce Back, Others …
Burris is also aggressively steering Ray toward a pimp or some other perpetrator related to Caspere's perversities, discouraging deeper ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Ranking universities on excellent teaching will be better for everyone
It's unclear whether the government can regulate these potential market perversities to sustain the reputation of the English higher education ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
7
Church Fathers, Day 349: St. Ephrem the Syrian says learn …
He spoke the parable to him tenderly, so that he, though headstrong, might without realizing it be enticed to correct his perversities. For the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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The Perverted “Feminist” Attack on Modi
For more (first-hand) information of Mao's perversities, check here. Given the fact that Kavita is the editor of the official magazine of a party that ... «Swarajya, Jul 15»
9
THE OTHER RUSH
Their silence, however, will buy our enemies enough time to codify their perversities into law with the cooperation of the weak, the corrupted ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
10
'The Argonauts,' by Maggie Nelson
Nelson's desire to work on topics once considered taboo, including her own perversities, is admirable. However, she occasionally overdoes it, ... «SFGate, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Perversities [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perversities>. Apr 2024 ».
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