perpetrated

American  

[pur-pi-trey-tid] / ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. (of a crime, injustice, hoax, prank, etc.) committed or carried out.

   I concluded that the entire argument for the war might be not only dubious, but a deliberately perpetrated sham.

2. (of something tasteless, false, poorly executed, etc.) presented, made, performed, etc..

   This piece of unholy perpetrated music is a self-portrait of the artist as a maniac, without a trace of beauty in it.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of perpetrate.

Other Word Forms

• unperpetrated adjective

Etymology

Origin of perpetrated

perpetrate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Chalamet's comments may have been misjudged, but his crimes are pretty low-level in comparison with some of the wrongdoing that's been perpetrated in Hollywood over the years.

From BBC

"We were there very quickly after the deed had been perpetrated," Robertson says.

From BBC

Jefferies said Friday the loan was collateralized solely by receivables purchased from First Brands Group, which perpetrated a wide-ranging and well-concealed fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal

The scale of damage perpetrated by the regime is still being collectively processed.

From Los Angeles Times

Carnival plays out in the movie’s background, adding life and music as well as disguising crimes perpetrated by those in power.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• carry out
• commit
• execute
• inflict
• wreak