pervert
[ verb per-vurt; noun pur-vert ]
/ verb pərˈvɜrt; noun ˈpɜr vərt /
verb (used with object)
noun
RELATED WORDS
weirdo, deviant, debase, distort, warp, desecrate, vitiate, misinterpret, misrepresent, falsify, misconstrue, freak, deviate, degenerate, debauchee, color, debauch, fake, corrupt, cut
Nearby words
- perverse,
- perversely,
- perversion,
- perversity,
- perversive,
- perverted,
- pervicacious,
- pervicaciously,
- pervious,
- pervouralsk
Origin of pervert
1300–50; (v.) Middle English perverten < Latin pervertere to overturn, subvert, equivalent to per- per- + vertere to turn; (noun) noun use of obsolete pervert perverted
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Examples from the Web for pervert
The All Quiet on the Pervert Front has led photo-sharers on Reddit and 4chan to declare “The Fappening” dead.
‘The Fappening’ Is Dead: From A-List Hacking Victims to D-Listers Accused of Leaking Nudes For PR|Marlow Stern|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEASTIn keeping with the raucous nature of his tabloid scandal, one person shouted “Pervert!”
pervert
verb (pəˈvɜːt) (tr)
to use wrongly or badly
to interpret wrongly or badly; distort
to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt
to debase
noun (ˈpɜːvɜːt)
a person who practises sexual perversion
Word Origin for pervert
C14: from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, from per- (indicating deviation) + vertere to turn
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