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pervert

/ˈpəːvəːt/
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!"

    Similar: perv

Synonymsperv
Antonymsconvert, normophile
verb
  1. To turn another way; to divert.

    Similar: divert, steer, veer

  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"?"

    Similar: corrupt, lead astray

  3. To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose

    "He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain."

    Similar: misapply, misuse

Synonymscorrupt, lead astray, divert, steer, veer, misapply

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