Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense perverts, present participle perverting, past tense, past participle pervertedpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (pəʳvɜːʳt). The noun is pronounced (pɜːʳvɜːʳt).
1. verb
If you pervert something such as a process or society, you interfere with it so that it is not as good as it used to be or as it should be.
[formal, disapproval]
Any reform will destroy and pervert our constitution. [VERB noun]
2.
See to pervert the course of justice
3. countable noun
If you say that someone is a pervert, you mean that you consider their behaviour, especially their sexual behaviour, to be immoral or unacceptable.
[disapproval]
Synonyms: deviant [old-fashioned], degenerate, sicko [informal], sleazeball [slang] More Synonyms of pervert
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pervert in British English
verb (pəˈvɜːt)(transitive)
1.
to use wrongly or badly
2.
to interpret wrongly or badly; distort
3.
to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt
4.
to debase
noun (ˈpɜːvɜːt)
5.
a person who practises sexual perversion
Derived forms
perverter (perˈverter)
noun
pervertible (perˈvertible)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, from per- (indicating deviation) + vertere to turn
pervert in American English
(pərˈvɜrt; for n. ˈpɜrˌvɜrt)
verb transitive
1.
to cause to turn from what is considered right, good, or true; misdirect; lead astray; corrupt
2.
to turn to an improper use; misuse
3.
to change or misapply the meaning of; misinterpret; distort; twist
4.
to bring into a worse condition; debase
noun
5.
a perverted person; esp., a person who practices sexual perversion
SIMILAR WORDS: deˈbase
Derived forms
perverter (perˈverter)
noun
pervertible (perˈvertible)
adjective
Word origin
ME perverten < OFr pervertir < L pervertere, to overturn, corrupt < per-, intens. + vertere, to turn: see verse
Synonyms of 'pervert'
distort, abuse, twist, misuse
corrupt, degrade, subvert, deprave
deviant, degenerate, sicko, sleazeball
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In other languages
pervert
British English: pervert VERB
If you pervert something such as a process or society, you interfere with it so that it is not as good as it used to be or as it should be.
Any reform will destroy and pervert our constitution.
American English: pervert
Brazilian Portuguese: perverter
Chinese: 使败坏
European Spanish: pervertir
French: pervertir
German: verfälschen
Italian: pervertire
Japanese: 誤用する
Korean: > 벗어나게 하다바른길에서
European Portuguese: perverter
Latin American Spanish: pervertir
British English: pervert NOUN
If you say that someone is a pervert, you mean that you consider their behaviour, especially their sexual behaviour, to be immoral or unacceptable.
I hope the police track down these perverts and charge them with rape.
American English: pervert
Brazilian Portuguese: pervertido
Chinese: 性变态者
European Spanish: pervertido
French: pervers
German: Perverse
Italian: pervertito
Japanese: 変質者
Korean: 성도착자
European Portuguese: pervertido
Latin American Spanish: pervertido
Chinese translation of 'pervert'
pervert
(nˈpəːvəːt; vbpəˈvəːt)
n(c)
堕(墮)落者 (duòluòzhě) (名, míng)
vt
(frm)
(= corrupt)[person, mind]腐蚀(蝕) (fǔshí)
(= distort)[truth, custom]曲解 (qūjiě)
to pervert the course of justice滥(濫)用司法程序 (lànyòng sīfǎ chéngxù)
1 (verb)
Definition
to interpret wrongly or badly
attempting to pervert the course of justice
Synonyms
distort
The media distorts reality.
abuse
He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.
twist
It's a shame the way the media can twist your words.
misuse
breaking a taboo, misusing a sacred ceremony
warp
Their minds have been warped by their experiences.
misinterpret
The Prince's words had been misinterpreted.
misrepresent
The extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
falsify
The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.
misconstrue
An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship.
2 (verb)
Definition
to debase
He was accused of perverting the nation's youth.
Synonyms
corrupt
Cruelty depraves and corrupts.
degrade
No-one should feel degraded at their place of work.
subvert
an attempt to subvert the electoral process
deprave
material likely to deprave those who hear or read it
debase (formal)
He claims that advertising debases the English language.
desecrate
She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader
debauch
a film accused of debauching public morals
lead astray
(noun)
Definition
a person who practises sexual perversion
You're nothing but a sick pervert.
Synonyms
deviant (old-fashioned)
a dangerous deviant who caused trouble
degenerate
He's a liar, a degenerate and a fraud.
sicko (informal)
sleazeball (slang)
debauchee
weirdo or weirdie (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abuse
Definition
to take advantage of dishonestly
He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position.
Synonyms
exploit,
take advantage of,
manipulate,
misuse
in the sense of debase
Definition
to lower in quality, character, or value
He claims that advertising debases the English language.
Synonyms
corrupt,
contaminate,
devalue,
pollute,
impair,
taint,
depreciate,
defile,
adulterate,
vitiate,
bastardize
in the sense of debauch
Definition
to make someone bad or corrupt, esp. sexually
a film accused of debauching public morals
Synonyms
corrupt,
seduce,
pollute,
pervert,
subvert,
deprave,
demoralize,
lead astray,
vitiate
Nearby words of
pervert
perverse
perversion
perversity
pervert
perverted
pessimism
pessimist
Synonyms of 'pervert'
pervert
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of degenerate
Definition
a degenerate person
He's a liar, a degenerate and a fraud.
Synonyms
pervert,
deviant,
profligate,
libertine,
reprobate,
debauchee
in the sense of degrade
Definition
to reduce to dishonour or disgrace
No-one should feel degraded at their place of work.
Synonyms
demean,
disgrace,
humiliate,
injure,
shame,
corrupt,
humble,
discredit,
pervert,
debase,
dishonour,
cheapen
in the sense of deprave
material likely to deprave those who hear or read it
Synonyms
corrupt,
pervert,
degrade,
seduce,
subvert,
debase,
demoralize,
debauch,
brutalize,
lead astray,
vitiate
in the sense of desecrate
Definition
to violate the sacred character of (an object or place)
She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader
Synonyms
profane,
dishonour,
defile,
violate,
contaminate,
pollute,
pervert,
despoil,
blaspheme,
commit sacrilege
in the sense of falsify
Definition
to make a report or evidence false by alteration in order to deceive
The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.
Synonyms
alter,
forge,
fake,
tamper with,
doctor,
cook (slang),
distort,
pervert,
belie,
counterfeit,
misrepresent,
garble,
misstate
in the sense of misconstrue
Definition
to interpret mistakenly
An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship.
Synonyms
misinterpret,
misunderstand,
misjudge,
misread,
mistake,
misapprehend,
get a false impression of,
misconceive,
mistranslate,
get your lines crossed about,
make a wrong interpretation of
in the sense of misinterpret
Definition
to understand or represent something wrongly
The Prince's words had been misinterpreted.
Synonyms
misunderstand,
mistake,
distort,
misrepresent,
misjudge,
falsify,
pervert,
misread,
misconstrue,
get wrong,
misapprehend,
misconceive
in the sense of misrepresent
Definition
to represent wrongly or inaccurately
The extent of the current strike is being misrepresented.
Synonyms
distort,
disguise,
pervert,
belie,
twist,
misinterpret,
falsify,
garble,
misstate
in the sense of misuse
breaking a taboo, misusing a sacred ceremony
Synonyms
profane,
corrupt,
desecrate,
pervert
in the sense of subvert
an attempt to subvert the electoral process
Synonyms
corrupt,
pervert,
deprave,
poison,
contaminate,
confound,
debase,
demoralize,
vitiate
Additional synonyms
in the sense of twist
Definition
to change the meaning of
It's a shame the way the media can twist your words.
Synonyms
misrepresent,
distort,
misquote,
alter,
change,
pervert,
warp,
falsify,
garble
in the sense of warp
Definition
to distort or influence in a negative way
Their minds have been warped by their experiences.