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pervert
[ verb per-vurt; noun pur-vert ]
verb (used with object)
- to affect with perversion.
- to lead astray morally.
Synonyms: demoralize, corrupt, seduce
- to turn away from the right course.
Synonyms: divert
- to lead into mental error or false judgment.
- to turn to an improper use; misapply.
- to misconstrue or misinterpret, especially deliberately; distort:
to pervert someone's statement.
- to bring to a less excellent state; vitiate; debase.
- Pathology. to change to what is unnatural or abnormal.
- to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong.
noun
- a person who practices sexual perversion.
- Pathology. a person affected with perversion.
- a person who has been perverted, or turned from what is right, especially to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.
pervert
verb
- to use wrongly or badly
- to interpret wrongly or badly; distort
- to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt
- to debase
noun
- a person who practises sexual perversion
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Derived Forms
- perˈverter, noun
- perˈvertible, adjective
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Other Words From
- per·verter noun
- per·verti·ble adjective
- per·verti·bili·ty noun
- per·verti·bly adverb
- nonper·verti·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pervert1
C14: from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, from per- (indicating deviation) + vertere to turn
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Example Sentences
The All Quiet on the Pervert Front has led photo-sharers on Reddit and 4chan to declare “The Fappening” dead.
From The Daily Beast
In keeping with the raucous nature of his tabloid scandal, one person shouted “Pervert!”
From The Daily Beast
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