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perverted

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pervy, perverty

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Misrepresented, altered or distorted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Reversed in chirality; flipped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of pervert

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • depraved criminals
  • a perverted sense of loyalty
  • the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: depraved, perverse, reprobate

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
  • a perverted translation of the poem

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: distorted, misrepresented, twisted

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • kinky sex
  • perverted practices

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kinky

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pervert + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: извратен (izvraten) — deviating from what is right or normal
  • Bulgarian: перверзен (perverzen) — deviating from what is right or normal
  • Latin: corruptus — deviating from what is right or normal
  • Portuguese: pervertido — deviating from what is right or normal
  • Ottoman Turkish: آزغین (azgın) — deviating from what is right or normal
  • Ottoman Turkish: اكری (eğri) — deviating from what is right or normal