pervasiveper‧va‧sive /pəˈveɪsɪv $ pər-/ adjective 
the pervasive influence of television the all-pervasive mood of apathy—pervasiveness noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Alcohol is still a pervasive problem with high - school students.
- She argues that sexual discrimination remains a pervasive element in corporate culture.
- Violence and crime are pervasive features of city life.
- Again, we see the surprisingly pervasive role that presumptions of contextual appropriateness play in successful communication.
- Apart from these tender moments, however, I struggled to quell a pervasive sense of emptiness inside.
- How effective is this pervasive imagery in achieving female conformity?
- In this dynamic perspective, pervasive and local features of style are equally parts of the pattern.
- Mr Izmailov cited pervasive pollution, bad weather, rampant poaching and over-fishing as the reasons for the declining catch.
- The bad was the pervasive and inevitable corruption of morals and manners that accompanied such a compulsion for the luxurious.
- The high sun had burned off the pervasive mist and cleared heaven and earth.
- Though enunciation is given to such feelings on occasion, it is by no means pervasive.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something happens a lot
happening often or in a lot of places: · It's a common mathematical error.· Petty theft and pickpocketing are becoming increasingly common in the city centre.· Many of the more common forms of cancer can be treated successfully if detected early.common among: · The condition is most common among women aged 18 to 24.it is common for something to happen/somebody to do something: · It's very common for older children to feel jealous after the birth of a baby.
happening in a lot of places or done by a lot of people: · Racism is much more widespread than people imagine.· The report claimed that the problem of police brutality was widespread.· Thanks to the widespread availability of antibiotics diseases such as typhoid have largely been eradicated.
happening very often, and therefore not considered to be special or unusual: · Nudism on beaches has long been commonplace in Europe.· Organ transplants are now commonplace.increasingly commonplace: · It used to be rare to see young people sleeping on the streets of London -- these days it's become increasingly commonplace.
if bad behaviour such as stealing or violence is rife in a particular area it happens very often there: · Political corruption was rife in those days.something is rife with something: · A place like Hollywood is always rife with gossip.· The schools are rife with drug abuse.
formal a problem, idea, or type of behaviour that is prevalent in one place, time, or group of people is common there: · Flu is most prevalent during the winter months.· Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US.· This belief is more prevalent among men than women.
problems, behaviour, or situations that are pervasive are very common and are spreading to more and more people or areas so that they are impossible to prevent: · Violence and crime are pervasive features of city life.· She argues that sexual discrimination remains a pervasive element in corporate culture.all-pervasive (=extremely pervasive): · the all-pervasive influence of television
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the all-pervasive mood of apathyCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
existing everywhere: the all-pervasive mood of apathy· Cultural and social factors are more pervasive when parents like to see a fat child.· The opportunities for classification afforded by the National Curriculum are more pervasive and more deeply institutionalised than any previous system.· An even more pervasive problem is that of consistency of performance across time.· By focusing on discrete activities liability rules are capable of creating a potentially more pervasive field of deterrence.· In fact, international law is both more pervasive and more effectual than we generally realise.· The temporal properties of the environment are more pervasive and more subtle than any series of reminders.· Strange how childhood impressions linger, often remaining more pervasive than the experiences of later life.· Stronger than the smells of Lefortovo or Vladimir, more pervasive than the smells of the Lubyanka interrogation cells or the train.
· The commodification of human emotions and relations is one of the most pervasive influences of modern advertising.· But the most pervasive and important mechanism is based on chemical substances called pheromones.· The distinction between night and day is one of the most pervasive rhythms that we experience.
· But none are so pervasive, nor so completely satisfactory, that they rule out the need for other lines of explanation.· Bias is so pervasive that hardly a sentence in normal speech lacks it, and many utterances contain little else.· First, it is not so pervasive.· At times the general dampness became so pervasive that you failed to notice.· They have been so pervasive and so self-evident that there has been little point in articulating them.
NOUN· We can only speculate on whether this is another example of the pervasive influence of psychoanalytic thinking in our culture.· The commodification of human emotions and relations is one of the most pervasive influences of modern advertising.· Now the pervasive influence of irrational forces, incongruous in a profession which prizes objective judgment, is to undergo scientific scrutiny.· They are certainly a less pervasive influence than are the boardroom knights who sign over company funds to the Conservatives.· In recent months opposition parties, hostile to his pervasive influence, had called for his resignation.· This was partly due to the unattractiveness of education classes and partly to the pervasive influence of the public-school obsession with games.
· Apart from these tender moments, however, I struggled to quell a pervasive sense of emptiness inside.· Yet a pervasive sense of shame hung over our profession.· The perception was frightening, but there was a sensation of healing in his chest and a pervasive sense of well-being.· My earliest memories include a pervasive sense of exile.
the pervasive influence of television the all-pervasive mood of apathy—pervasiveness noun [uncountable]