pervert

Meaning

Noun

1. (dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
2. A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

Verb

1. (transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
2. (transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
3. To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
4. to misinterpret designedly.
5. (intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

Opposite of

normophile

Synonyms

distort

twist

corrupt

debauch

misuse

debase

sophisticate

deprave

abuse

subvert

deviant

convolute

misinterpret

twist around

misrepresent

misapply

ruin

vitiate

profane

taint

demoralise

trick

misdirect

warp

demoralize

deviate

cheat

molester

deface

deceive

contort

perverted

pollute

garble

groper

con

degenerate

spoil

swindle

seduce

sexual perversion

sick

🤢

trespass

wrench

🔧

wrest

wretch

sexual deviation

apostasized

perv

lecher

Translations

pervers

διαστρέφω

perverter

pervertir

pervertido

verderben

pervertido

pervertito

pervertir

corrompere

Perverser

abaisser

verdrehen

pervertieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəː.vət/

Etymology

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.