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widernatürlich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • degenerate adj Having declined from a former, better state; deteriorated.
  • perverse adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
  • unnatural adjective Not occurring naturally, or not in keeping with what is normal or expected.

Senses

widernatürlich is used for these senses in English:

  • degenerate (of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.
  • perverse Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable.
  • unnatural Not natural.

degenerate — full definition

  1. adj Having declined from a former, better state; deteriorated.
  2. noun A person seen as morally corrupt or of poor character.
  3. verb To decline in quality, structure, or character over time.

perverse — full definition

  1. adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
  2. adjective Showing an unusual and often unhealthy or twisted deviation from what is considered normal or moral.

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