perverted

[ per-vur-tid ]

adjective

1. Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind:

   a perverted interest in death.

2. turned from what is right; wicked; misguided; distorted.
3. affected with or caused by perversion.

Other Words From

• per·verted·ly adverb
• per·verted·ness noun
• nonper·verted adjective
• nonper·verted·ly adverb
• unper·verted adjective
• unper·verted·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of perverted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; pervert + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“We have become a society profoundly perverted by narco money,” he said the other day.

From Los Angeles Times

The Raw Egg Nationalist also wrote in 2022 that plant-based meat substitutes and eggs are "perverted" products pushed by elites to bring civilization to "the brink of madness."

From Salon

Corker also perverted another protest slogan into an attack on workers by declaring, “the whole world is watching.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They are a special kind of perverted enthusiast who are trying to make sense of it, who are still interested in building something.”

From Seattle Times

“That states do have the power to further their own agendas in very perverted ways.”

From Seattle Times