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per·vert·ed

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–adjective

1.	Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.

2.	turned from what is right; wicked; misguided; distorted.

3.	affected with or caused by perversion.

[Origin: 1660–70; pervert + -ed²

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—Related forms

per·vert·ed·ly, adverb

per·vert·ed·ness, noun

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per·vert Audio Help (pər-vûrt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. per·vert·ed, per·vert·ing, per·verts

To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt.
To bring to a bad or worse condition; debase.
To put to a wrong or improper use; misuse. See Synonyms at corrupt.
To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort: an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem.

n. (pûr'vûrt')
One who practices sexual perversion.

[Middle English perverten, from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere : per-, per- + vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

per·vert'er n., per·vert'i·ble adj.

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per·vert·ed Audio Help (pər-vûr'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Deviating from what is considered right and correct: a perverted idea of justice.
Of, relating to, or practicing sexual perversion.
Marked by misinterpretation or distortion: a perverted translation of an epic poem.

per·vert'ed·ly adv., per·vert'ed·ness n.

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perverted
adjective
1.	(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" [syn: kinky]
2.	having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" [syn: distorted]
3.	deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: depraved]