Definitions for Pervertpərˈvɜrt; ˈpɜr vərt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
per•vertpərˈvɜrt; ˈpɜr vərt(v.; n.; v.t.)
to lead astray morally.
to turn away from the right course.
to lead into mental error or false judgment.
to turn to an improper use.
to misconstrue or misinterpret, esp. deliberately; distort.
to bring to a less excellent state; debase.
(n.)a person who practices a sexual perversion.
Category: Psychiatry
Origin of pervert:
1300–50; (v.) ME < L pervertere to overturn, subvert
per•vert′i•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate(verb)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect(verb)
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate(verb)
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
"Don't twist my words"
pervert, misuse, abuse(verb)
change the inherent purpose or function of something
"Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
Wiktionary
pervert(Noun)
One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
pervert(Noun)
A sexually perverted person.
pervert(Verb)
To turn another way; to divert.
pervert(Verb)
To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt
pervert(Verb)
To misapply; to misinterpret designedly.
pervert one's words
pervert(Verb)
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
Origin: From pervertir, itself from the perverto
Webster Dictionary
Pervert(verb)
to turnanother way; to divert
Pervert(verb)
to turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words
Pervert(verb)
to become perverted; to take the wrong course
Pervert(noun)
one who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert
Translations for Pervert
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verderfAfrikaans
- يُحْرِف ، يُضِلُّArabic
- изопачавамBulgarian
- perverterPortuguese (BR)
- zvrátitCzech
- verdrehenGerman
- forlede; forhindre retfærdigheden i at ske fyldestDanish
- διαστρέφω, διαστρεβλώνωGreek
- distorsionar, tergiversarSpanish
- moonutamaEstonian
- تحریف کردنFarsi
- vääristääFinnish
- fausserFrench
- לְהִשתַמֵש לְרָעָה בְּ-Hebrew
- विकृत या भ्रष्ट कर देनाHindi
- iskriviti, izopačitiCroatian
- kiforgatHungarian
- menyelewengkanIndonesian
- spilla, rangfæraIcelandic
- corrompere, alterareItalian
- ゆがめるJapanese
- 빗나가다Korean
- iškraipyti, iškreiptiLithuanian
- sagrozītLatvian
- memutarbalikkanMalay
- verdraaienDutch
- forderve; forledeNorwegian
- wypaczyćPolish
- تحریف کردنPersian
- كلپي راګرځېدنه:ناوړه تعبير،بې ځايه استعمال.كږول،ناوړه تعبيرول.غلطه معناكول.كلپ .مړتت ( مرتدPashto
- perverterPortuguese
- a denaturaRomanian
- искажатьRussian
- skaziťSlovak
- popačitiSlovenian
- onemogućitiSerbian
- förvränga, förvanskaSwedish
- ตีความผิด ๆThai
- çarpıtmakTurkish
- 誤用Chinese (Trad.)
- перекручуватиUkrainian
- منحرف کرنا، گمراہ کرناUrdu
- xuyên tạcVietnamese
- 颠倒，误用Chinese (Simp.)
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