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perverting

UK
/pəˈvɜːtɪŋ/
US
/pərˈvɜrtɪŋ/
pervertingnoun
Translations
The perverting of justice in the trial led to widespread public outrage.
La perversion de la justice lors du procès a suscité une vive indignation dans le public.
Definitions
The act of altering something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended.
The perverting of justice in the trial led to widespread public outrage.
The act or process of corrupting someone morally or leading them astray.
There was concern about the perverting of young minds by extremist propaganda.
Synonyms
profanation
abuse
misuse
subversion
corruption
distortion
misrepresentation
falsification
twisting
debasement
pervertinggerund / present participle
UK
/pəˈvɜː.tɪŋ/
US
/pərˈvɝː.tɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something causing corruption or distortion.
Translations
pervertissantEmployé pour exprimer une action ou une influence qui déforme ou corrompt moralement.
Some saw the comic as a perverting influence on children.
Certains voyaient la bande dessinée comme une influence pervertissante sur les enfants.
Definitions
Causing distortion or moral corruption; misleading.
Some saw the comic as a perverting influence on children.
pervertverb

perverting

ing-form

perverted
Past Simple
perverted
Past Participle
perverting
ing-form
UK
/ˈpɜːvɜːt/
US
/ˈpɜrvɜrt/
Translations
pervertirSens courant ; peut s’employer au sens moral, psychologique ou figuré.
He perverted the original message of the speech to suit his own agenda.
Il a perverti le message original du discours pour servir son propre agenda.
Definitions
To alter something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended.
He perverted the original message of the speech to suit his own agenda.
To lead someone away from what is considered right, natural, or acceptable.
The cult leader was accused of perverting young minds with his radical ideas.
Synonyms
deviate
twist
distort
mislead
corrupt
pervertnoun
Definitions
A person whose sexual behavior is considered abnormal or unacceptable.
The community was concerned about the presence of a known pervert in the neighborhood.
An apostate; a person who has abandoned or turned away from an accepted religion, doctrine, or moral code.
In the eyes of the sect, anyone who left the faith was branded a pervert.
pervertadjective
Definitions
Sexually deviant or morally corrupt; characteristic of a pervert (used attributively).
The newspaper ran a headline about a pervert teacher arrested for misconduct.
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