Pervert - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pərˈvɜːrt|  American pronunciation of the word pervert
Brit.  |pəˈvɜːt|  British pronunciation of the word pervert

noun

- a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (syn: degenerate, deviant, deviate)

verb

- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (syn: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, profane, subvert, vitiate)
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (syn: convolute, sophisticate, twist)
- change the inherent purpose or function of something (syn: abuse, misuse)

Extra examples

They perverted the truth to help further their careers.

...longtime residents warned us not to go near the neighborhood pervert...

Forcing everyone to vote for the dictator perverts the very idea of democracy.

Genetic scientists are often accused of perverting nature.

TV violence perverts the minds of young children.

I keep getting obscene phone calls from some sick pervert.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pervert
he/she/it: perverts
present participle: perverting
past tense: perverted
past participle: perverted
noun
singular: pervert
plural: perverts
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