perverted
Americanadjective
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Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind.
a perverted interest in death.
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turned from what is right; wicked; misguided; distorted.
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affected with or caused by perversion.
adjective
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deviating greatly from what is regarded as normal or right; distorted
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of or practising sexual perversion
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incorrectly interpreted
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Example Sentences
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Mr. Mladenov has offered assurances that none of these provisions will be perverted to keep Hamas in power, and he has a team including a two-star U.S. general working to prevent that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Reprehensible such people may be, but they are motivated by a kind of perverted idealism.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025
Corker also perverted another protest slogan into an attack on workers by declaring, “the whole world is watching.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“That states do have the power to further their own agendas in very perverted ways.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
“Because I honestly don’t want to. Besides, you ought to get a date. It will look perverted and I can’t dance.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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