pervert

//pərˈvɜːrt//
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Noun

pervertSingular
pervertsPlural
1

A person whose sexual behavior or desires are considered abnormal or unacceptable.

The police arrested a pervert who had been stalking women in the neighborhood.

2

A person who has been corrupted or led astray from what is considered right or proper.

He was once a good man, but greed turned him into a pervert of his former ideals.

Verb

pervertInfinitive
pervertPresent tense
pervertedPast tense
pervertedPast participle
pervertingPresent participle
pervertsThird-person singular
1

To distort or corrupt the original meaning, course, or state of something.

The media perverted the politician's words to create a scandal.

2

To lead someone away from what is considered right, natural, or acceptable behavior.

Bad influences can pervert young people and lead them astray.