pervert
/ˈpəːvəːt//pəˈvəːt//ˈpəɹvəɹt//pɚˈvɝt/
noun
- 1
One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
- 2
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
“Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!”
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verb
- 1
To turn another way; to divert.
- 2
To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
“How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?”
- 3
To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
“He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain.”
- 4
To misinterpret designedly.
“pervert one's words”
- 5
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
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