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Meanings of pervert in English

Portuguese
pervertido
Catalan
degenerat

A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.

        pervertido
        Portuguese
        corromper
        Catalan
        pervertir
        Spanish
        subvertir

        Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.

            corromper
            Portuguese
            abusar
            Catalan
            abusar
            Spanish
            abusar

            To put to a wrong use; to change the inherent purpose or function of something.

                  abusar

                  Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.

                        Usage of pervert in English
                        1
                        I have good reasons for mentioning his name: He's a pervert, Travis.
                        The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
                        2
                        The Novels by Eminent Hands do not pervert the originals they exaggerate.
                        Miscellaneous Prose
                        3
                        You probably think I'm some pervert out to take advantage of you.
                        The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
                        4
                        Matzneff has said Springora was misrepresenting him as a pervert and abuser.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        He had always sought to pervert and discredit the word of God.
                        The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destruc...
                        6
                        They were destroyers, who existed only to devour and pervert the light.
                        Stars rain down
                        7
                        Evidently because husbands pervert them, and lower them to their own level.
                        The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
                        8
                        Now if only he could reassure himself he wasn't a sex-starved pervert.
                        Wife for hire
                        9
                        Foote is still bewildered about me, imagining that I am a pervert.
                        Gilbert Keith Chesterton
                        10
                        She folded her arms over her chest like he was a pervert.
                        See Jane Score
                        11
                        Why did God create this Devil destined to pervert the human race?
                        Superstition In All Ages (1732) / Common Sense
                        12
                        The pervert gets a charge out of messing with me, that's why.
                        In the Dark
                        13
                        Politicians, bureaucrats, and an ignorant populace could unreasonably restrict or pervert science.
                        The Gods Themselves
                        14
                        Nice breath or not, he was still a stinky, senile old pervert.
                        The poison eaters: and other stories
                        15
                        A sick, disgusting pervert not worthy of anything I do for you.
                        Twisted
                        16
                        Fillery is arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
                        The Guardian
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                        Pervert through the time
                        Pervert across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common