pervert

Pervert is defined as to turn away from what is right or proper.

(verb)

An example of pervert is to turn a fairy tale into a sick and twisted story.

The definition of a pervert is a person with abnormal sexual behavior.

(noun)

An example of a pervert is someone who peeks into his or her neighbor's bathroom.

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See pervert in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

  1. to cause to turn from what is considered right, good, or true; misdirect; lead astray; corrupt
  2. to turn to an improper use; misuse
  3. to change or misapply the meaning of; misinterpret; distort; twist
  4. to bring into a worse condition; debase

Origin: ME perverten < OFr pervertir < L pervertere, to overturn, corrupt < per-, intens. + vertere, to turn: see verse

noun

a perverted person; esp., a person who practices sexual perversion

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See pervert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb per·vert·ed, per·vert·ing, per·verts
  1. To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt.
  2. To bring to a bad or worse condition; debase.
  3. To put to a wrong or improper use; misuse. See Synonyms at corrupt.
  4. To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort: an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem.
noun (pûrˈvûrtˌ)
One who practices sexual perversion.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English perverten

Origin: , from Old French pervertir

Origin: , from Latin pervertere

Origin: : per-, per-

Origin: + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • per·vertˈer noun
  • per·vertˈi·ble adjective

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