pervert

UK
/ˈpɜːvɜːt/
US
/ˈpɜrˌvɜrt/

Translations

pervertnoun
perverts
pl
UK
/ˈpɜːvɜːt/
US
/ˈpɜrˌvɜrt/
The police arrested the pervert lurking around the playground.
Полиция арестовала извращенца, который шнырял вокруг детской площадки.
pervertverb
perverted
Past Simple
perverted
Past Participle
perverting
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɜːvɜːt/
US
/ˈpɜrvɜrt/
He tends to pervert the truth to suit his needs.
Он склонен искажать правду в своих интересах.
The media can sometimes pervert the facts.
СМИ иногда могут извращать факты.
Additional translations
pervertadjective
UK
/pəˈvɜːt/
US
/ˈpɜːrvɜːrt/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "pervert teacher") with the meaning 'sexually deviant or morally corrupt'.

Definitions

pervertnoun
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.
pervertverb
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.
pervertadjective
Sexually deviant or morally corrupt; characteristic of a pervert (used attributively).
The newspaper ran a headline about a pervert teacher arrested for misconduct.