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pervert

Pronunciation: /ˈpəː.vəːt/

The English word “pervert” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
  2. A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

verb

  1. To turn another way; to divert.
  2. To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
  3. To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
  4. to misinterpret designedly.
  5. To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

Etymology

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.

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