perverted

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adjective

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

Similar
pervypervertykinkyabnormalunnaturaldistortedmisrepresentedtwisted
Opposite
normophilic
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Meanings

adjectiveperverted (comparative more perverted, superlative most perverted)

comparative more perverted · superlative most perverted

  1. Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
  2. derogatorysometimesOf, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex.

    Synonyms: pervy, perverty

  3. Misrepresented, altered or distorted.
  4. obsoletesciencesReversed in chirality; flipped.

    The right hand may be considered the perverted image of the left.

    1906, Henry Smith Carhart, Physics for University Students, page 232
    1 more example

    The reflection of an object in a mirror image is a perverted image of the object.

    1873, James Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise of Electricity and Magnetism, Clarendon Press
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of pervert

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
pervyperverty
Opposite
normophilic

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
kinkyabnormalunnatural

adjectivehaving an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

Similar
distortedmisrepresentedtwisteddisingenuousartful

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

Similar
depravedperversereprobatecorrupt
Also see
artfulcorruptdepraveddisingenuousdistortedfreakykinkyperversepervertypervyreprobatetwisted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pervert + -ed.

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Translations

Bulgarian извратен, перверзен
  • извратен (izvraten)deviating from what is right or normal
  • перверзен (perverzen)deviating from what is right or normal
Latin corruptus
  • corruptusdeviating from what is right or normal
Portuguese pervertido
  • pervertidodeviating from what is right or normal
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APA

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MLA

“perverted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perverted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perverted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perverted.

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