pervert[verb]Synonyms:- distort, abuse, falsify, garble, misrepresent, misuse, twist, warp
- corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, deprave, lead astray
[noun]Synonyms:- deviant, degenerate, sicko
(informal), weirdo
or weirdie
(informal)
Related Words: abuse,
maltreat,
mistreat,
misuse,
outrage,
ruin,
ill-treat [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. per‧vert1 /pəˈvɜːt $ pərˈvɜːrt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from vertere 'to turn']
1. to change something in an unnatural and often harmful way:
Genetic scientists are often accused of perverting nature.2. to influence someone so that they begin to think or behave in an immoral way
Synonym : corrupt:
TV violence perverts the minds of young children.3. pervert the course of justice law to deliberately prevent a fair examination of the facts about a crime
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II. per‧vert2 /ˈpɜːvɜːt $ ˈpɜːrvɜːrt/
noun [countable] someone whose sexual behaviour is considered unnatural and unacceptable
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