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单词 perverted
释义

perverted

adjective

per·​vert·​ed pər-ˈvər-təd How to pronounce perverted (audio)
1
: corrupt
2
: marked by perversion
pervertedly adverb
pervertedness noun

Synonyms

  • corrupt
  • debased
  • debauched
  • decadent
  • degenerate
  • degraded
  • demoralized
  • depraved
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • jackleg
  • libertine
  • loose
  • perverse
  • rakehell
  • rakehelly
  • rakish
  • reprobate
  • sick
  • unclean
  • unwholesome
  • warped
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Example Sentences

He took a perverted pleasure in watching them suffer. the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme
Recent Examples on the Web Of course, there is no chance of totally shutting down those who would do harm to others — especially on the high-profile stage that sports provides — in pursuit of their perverted goals. Paul Newberry, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 The tension is further spiked by the return of Gallo’s Sammy, who tempts her with drugs and lays bare his perverted designs on her young daughter. John Semley, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2022 People often looked at Black women's beauty as perverted or dirty. Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 Jan. 2022 This perverted idea of paradise worms its way in to each person’s psyche as this space soon becomes claustrophobic. Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Jan. 2022 The perverted globetrotting millionaire had paid the underage teen thousands of dollars. Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2021 Activists who would tear down the freedoms and institutions that make our country great — and capable of becoming greater — by empowering the central government at their expense, all in the name of a perverted view of equity and justice. Charles Hilu, National Review, 9 Sep. 2021 Trans people have often been portrayed as exotic, perverted and monstrous, Simpson said. CNN, 11 Aug. 2021 Just what the world needs — a perverted version of etiquette that spreads unpleasantness. Washington Post, 28 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

perverted

adjective

: marked by abnormality or perversion
perverted pancreatic function
relieve concepts or fears of perverted sexual interest W. H. Masters & V. E. Johnson

perverted 1 of 2

adjective

as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • corrupt
  • degraded
  • sick
  • depraved
  • perverse
  • crooked
  • warped
  • debased
  • degenerate
  • debauched
  • decadent
  • dissolute
  • reprobate
  • unwholesome
  • loose
  • libertine
  • vicious
  • dishonest
  • spoiled
  • demoralized
  • unclean
  • dissipated
  • rakish
  • evil
  • immoral
  • wicked
  • bad
  • unscrupulous
  • unprincipled
  • bent
  • sinful
  • unethical
  • rakehell
  • rakehelly
  • jackleg
  • tainted
  • contaminated
  • cutthroat
  • nefarious
  • iniquitous
  • miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pure
  • uncorrupted
  • uncorrupt
  • righteous
  • virtuous
  • moral
  • incorruptible
  • good
  • honest
  • ethical
  • principled
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perverted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pervert
1
as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • distorted
  • misrepresented
  • twisted
  • warped
  • complicated
  • misinterpreted
  • falsified
  • obscured
  • garbled
  • cooked
  • slanted
  • censored
  • colored
  • misstated
  • confused
  • bent
  • misrelated
  • fudged
  • disguised
  • mistranslated
  • masked
  • camouflaged
  • bowdlerized
  • veiled
  • whitewashed
  • misdescribed
  • lied
  • dissembled
  • misspoke
  • mystified
  • belied
  • confounded
  • mistook
  • equivocated
  • fibbed
  • prevaricated
  • glossed (over)
  • paltered
  • mixed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • interpreted
  • explained
  • illustrated
  • illuminated
  • clarified
  • cleared (up)
  • spelled out
  • deciphered
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2
as in depraved
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • depraved
  • corrupted
  • degraded
  • debauched
  • subverted
  • bastardized
  • debased
  • weakened
  • humiliated
  • poisoned
  • warped
  • deteriorated
  • prostituted
  • disgraced
  • destroyed
  • cankered
  • diluted
  • damaged
  • demeaned
  • ruined
  • polluted
  • vitiated
  • tainted
  • demoralized
  • cheapened
  • abased
  • profaned
  • marred
  • contaminated
  • shamed
  • lessened
  • impaired
  • defiled
  • hurt
  • wrecked
  • harmed
  • dirtied
  • spoiled
  • humbled
  • flawed
  • dishonored
  • thinned
  • befouled
  • watered down
  • begrimed
  • stained
  • tarnished
  • blemished
  • spoilt
  • defaced
  • descended
  • depreciated
  • downgraded
  • took down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • elevated
  • exalted
  • uplifted
  • improved
  • ennobled
  • perfected
  • refined
  • enhanced
  • dignified
  • enriched
  • amended
  • honored
  • purified
  • restored
  • cleansed
  • ameliorated
  • cleaned
  • respected
  • bettered
  • clarified
  • meliorated
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3
as in abused
to put to a bad or improper use accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • abused
  • misused
  • misapplied
  • prostituted
  • twisted
  • corrupted
  • profaned
  • degraded
  • debased
  • misemployed
  • desecrated
  • mismanaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • used
  • employed
  • utilized
  • applied
  • respected
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