pervert

/หˆpษ™หvษ™หt/

IPA: /P ER1 V ER0 T/

noun
  1. 1

    One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.

  2. 2

    A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

    โ€œThose perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!โ€

    syn:perv

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To turn another way; to divert.

  2. 2

    To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure

    โ€œHow could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?โ€

  3. 3

    To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose

    โ€œHe has perverted his talents to dishonest gain.โ€

  4. 4

    To misinterpret designedly.

    โ€œpervert one's wordsโ€

    syn:twist
  5. 5

    To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pervert