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perverted

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[per-vur-tid] / pərˈvɜr tɪd /

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 Word Forms

  • nonperverted adjective
  • nonpervertedly adverb
  • pervertedly adverb
  • pervertedness noun
  • unperverted adjective
  • unpervertedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of perverted

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

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