perversityn.

Brit.

/pəˈvəːsᵻti/, U.S.

/pərˈvərsədi/

Forms: late Middle English peruersyte, late Middle English–1500s peruersite, late Middle English–1500s peruersitee, 1500s perversatie, 1500s perversite, 1500s–1600s peruersitie, 1500s– perversity, 1600s peruersity; also Scottish pre-1700 peruersyte, pre-1700 perversitie.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French perversité.

Etymology: < Middle French perversité state of being perverse or corrupt (late 12th cent. in Old French as perversiteit ), perverse act (a1267 in Old French; French perversité ) < classical Latin perversitās wrong-headedness, unreasonableness < perversus perverse adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Old Occitan perversitat, perversedat (14th cent.; Occitan perversitat); Spanish perversidad (1377 as perversidat), Italian perversitá (1353; a1311 in sense ‘perverse action’).

The quality or character of being perverse; contrariness; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness

frowardnessa1300

waywardnessc1384

wrawnessc1386

frowardship14..

perversity?a1425

frowardheadc1470

overthwartnessc1475

adversity1489

perversednessa1500

thrawnness1499

untowardnessa1525

protervitya1527

repugnancy1557

thrawardness1567

contrariousness1571

crookedness1576

thwartness1577

pervertness1581

peevishness1582

awkness1587

crabbedness1598

untowardliness1598

crossness1600

difficileness1612

contrariness1642

perverseness1644

cross-grainedness1652

wrong-headedness1740

pigheadedness1801

cussedness1852

orneriness1880

bloody-mindedness1910

difficultness1934

?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 400 (MED) The þridde chapitil is of þe peruersyte, myseries, & laboris of hem which ben not obedient.

c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 61 (MED) Their wordis..will not shewe outewarde the open peruersitee to theim that falle in their daungers.

a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 137 (MED) Alle vnkyndnes with peruersite þat is done to the peple is plesyng to the riȝtwysnes of the hye juge.

?1534 L. Cox tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Epist. Paule vnto Titus iii. f. xxxi^v An errour commynge onelye of the fraylenes of man, is remedied by one or two warnynges, but peruersitie is incurable and made worse by puttyng to of remedies.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Jer. vii. 24 They heard not, nor inclined their eare: but haue gone in their pleasures, and in the peruersitie of their wicked hart.

1687 J. Norris To Dr. Plot in Coll. Misc. i What strange Perversity is this of Man! When 'twas a Crime to tast th' inlightning Tree He could not then his hand refrain.

1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. VII. 75 It will..be always thought surprizing, that a whole people..should be capable of such a strange perversity.

1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury xiii The appellative..which the poverty and perversity of the language has in a manner, forced you to make use of.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iv. 10/2 It is in this peculiarity..that all these short-comings, over-shootings, and multiform perversities, take rise.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Oct. 2/2 The most flagrant instances of juratorial perversity.

1871 R. Ellis in tr. Catullus Poems Pref. 9 The experiments of the Elizabethan writers [in classical metres]..by that strange perversity which so often dominates literature, were..decidedly unsuccessful.

1957 V. Packard Hidden Persuaders xiv. 148 Aspects of our behaviour as consumers are..thoroughly steeped in perversity and irrationality.

2002 K. Jamie Among Muslims v. 212 With typical perversity the jeep chuntered on until the hottest part of the day, then stopped for good.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perversity
释义	perversityn. Brit. /pəˈvəːsᵻti/, U.S. /pərˈvərsədi/ Forms: late Middle English peruersyte, late Middle English–1500s peruersite, late Middle English–1500s peruersitee, 1500s perversatie, 1500s perversite, 1500s–1600s peruersitie, 1500s– perversity, 1600s peruersity; also Scottish pre-1700 peruersyte, pre-1700 perversitie. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French perversité. Etymology: < Middle French perversité state of being perverse or corrupt (late 12th cent. in Old French as perversiteit ), perverse act (a1267 in Old French; French perversité ) < classical Latin perversitās wrong-headedness, unreasonableness < perversus perverse adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Old Occitan perversitat, perversedat (14th cent.; Occitan perversitat); Spanish perversidad (1377 as perversidat), Italian perversitá (1353; a1311 in sense ‘perverse action’). The quality or character of being perverse; contrariness; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness frowardnessa1300 waywardnessc1384 wrawnessc1386 frowardship14.. perversity?a1425 frowardheadc1470 overthwartnessc1475 adversity1489 perversednessa1500 thrawnness1499 untowardnessa1525 protervitya1527 repugnancy1557 thrawardness1567 contrariousness1571 crookedness1576 thwartness1577 pervertness1581 peevishness1582 awkness1587 crabbedness1598 untowardliness1598 crossness1600 difficileness1612 contrariness1642 perverseness1644 cross-grainedness1652 wrong-headedness1740 pigheadedness1801 cussedness1852 orneriness1880 bloody-mindedness1910 difficultness1934 ?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 400 (MED) The þridde chapitil is of þe peruersyte, myseries, & laboris of hem which ben not obedient. c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 61 (MED) Their wordis..will not shewe outewarde the open peruersitee to theim that falle in their daungers. a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 137 (MED) Alle vnkyndnes with peruersite þat is done to the peple is plesyng to the riȝtwysnes of the hye juge. ?1534 L. Cox tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Epist. Paule vnto Titus iii. f. xxxi^v An errour commynge onelye of the fraylenes of man, is remedied by one or two warnynges, but peruersitie is incurable and made worse by puttyng to of remedies. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Jer. vii. 24 They heard not, nor inclined their eare: but haue gone in their pleasures, and in the peruersitie of their wicked hart. 1687 J. Norris To Dr. Plot in Coll. Misc. i What strange Perversity is this of Man! When 'twas a Crime to tast th' inlightning Tree He could not then his hand refrain. 1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. VII. 75 It will..be always thought surprizing, that a whole people..should be capable of such a strange perversity. 1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury xiii The appellative..which the poverty and perversity of the language has in a manner, forced you to make use of. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iv. 10/2 It is in this peculiarity..that all these short-comings, over-shootings, and multiform perversities, take rise. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Oct. 2/2 The most flagrant instances of juratorial perversity. 1871 R. Ellis in tr. Catullus Poems Pref. 9 The experiments of the Elizabethan writers [in classical metres]..by that strange perversity which so often dominates literature, were..decidedly unsuccessful. 1957 V. Packard Hidden Persuaders xiv. 148 Aspects of our behaviour as consumers are..thoroughly steeped in perversity and irrationality. 2002 K. Jamie Among Muslims v. 212 With typical perversity the jeep chuntered on until the hottest part of the day, then stopped for good. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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