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PERVERTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
Example:
the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat
Synonyms:
depraved; perverse; perverted; reprobate
Classified under:
Similar:
corrupt (lacking in integrity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
Example:
a perverted translation of the poem
Synonyms:
distorted; misrepresented; perverted; twisted
Classified under:
Similar:
artful; disingenuous (not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
Example:
perverted practices
Synonyms:
kinky; perverted
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Adjectives
Similar:
abnormal; unnatural (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb pervert
