pervasive
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7.1
- adjective
- /pərˈveɪsɪv/
- Nevertheless, the conflict between the one and the many is a pervasive feature of American life.
- a pervasive influence
- a pervasive sense
- pervasive developmental disorder
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Watch on YouTubeSecond thing is we've got this pervasive social media environment.
- Second thing is we've got this pervasive social media environment.
- Alzheimer's disease also is the result of a pervasive persistent metabolic problem.
- And so again, when I say vision is pervasive, it's everywhere.
- I love that you brought this up because that is such a pervasive idea and it is wrong.
- The current law says sexual has harassment has to be severe or pervasive, Severe or pervasive.
- The agreeableness that girls have is so pervasive.
- Now, being a jerk or jerkiness without narcissism is not as pervasive and it's not as stable.
- It's just the damage is so pervasive.
- And styles like the narcissistic personality style are uniquely stable, pervasive, and resistant to change.
- That's a good way of putting it, pervasive unsatisfactoriness.
- But this is pervasive and real and big in our lives.
- not feel this pervasive unsatisfactoriness. In other words,
- Well, the test results are back and he had pervasive, pervasive brain damage from playing the game.
Examples
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Unionization has tended to be more pervasive in community colleges than in universities.
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There's a fairly pervasive sense of denial about the status of women working in both television and film.
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But this is pervasive and real and big in our lives.
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The question is, how pervasive are they?
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And so again, when I say vision is pervasive, it's everywhere.
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I feel the loneliness, certainly a pervasive loneliness.
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Conflict over water is pervasive, with water management organizations regularly managing conflicts between competing users.
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Teachers and parents should avoid the pervasive gender stereotyping that is prevalent on television and other media.
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Alzheimer's disease also is the result of a pervasive persistent metabolic problem.
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Sexual harassment is pervasive in many workplaces, affecting employees across various levels.
Synonyms
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3.6
Happening in many places or among many people
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6.5
Spreading quickly and not controlled, often about things like crime or rumours
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3.8
Common in many places or among many people at a certain time
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9.0
Found in many places at the same time
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3.9
Most common at a certain time or in a certain place
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4.8
More common or important than others in a group
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7.7
Present everywhere at the same time
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5.8
Spreads through a place or thing and fills every part
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9.3
Spreading through every part of something, like a smell or feeling
Spreading through a place or group and affecting everything there
Likely to spread widely, for example news or disease
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How Widespread
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Morphology
Etymology
Pervasive comes from Latin parts per- 'through' and vadere 'to go', the same idea behind invade. So if something is pervasive it 'goes through' an area or group and therefore spreads widely.