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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson

Meaning of "perverted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERVERTED

perverted  [pəˈvɜːtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERVERTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perverted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERVERTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

perverted

Perversion

Perversion is a type of human behavior that deviates from that which is understood to be orthodox or normal. Although the term perversion can refer to a variety of forms of deviation, it is most often used to describe sexual behaviors that are considered particularly abnormal, repulsive or obsessive. Perversion differs from deviant behavior, in that the latter covers areas of behavior for which perversion would be too strong a term. It is often considered derogatory, and, in psychological literature, the term paraphilia has been used as a replacement, though this term is controversial, and deviation is sometimes used in its place.

Definition of perverted in the English dictionary

The first definition of perverted in the dictionary is deviating greatly from what is regarded as normal or right; distorted. Other definition of perverted is of or practising sexual perversion. Perverted is also incorrectly interpreted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERVERTED


concerted
kənˈsɜːtɪd
converted
kənˈvɜːtɪd
deserted
dɪˈzɜːtɪd
disconcerted
ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd
exserted
ekˈsɜːtɪd
extraverted
ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːtɪd
extroverted
ˈɛkstrəvɜːtɪd
inserted
ɪnˈsɜːtɪd
introverted
ˈɪntrəvɜːtɪd
lacertid
ləˈsɜːtɪd
miniskirted
ˈmɪnɪˌskɜːtɪd
preconcerted
ˈpriːkənˈsɜːtɪd
retroverted
ˈrɛtrəʊˌvɜːtɪd
skirted
ˈskɜːtɪd
unaverted
ˌʌnəˈvɜːtɪd
unconcerted
ˌʌnkənˈsɜːtɪd
uncontroverted
ˌʌnkɒntrəˈvɜːtɪd
unconverted
ˌʌnkənˈvɜːtɪd
undiverted
ˌʌndaɪˈvɜːtɪd
unreverted
ˌʌnrɪˈvɜːtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERVERTED

pervasively
pervasiveness
perverse
perversely
perverseness
perversion
perversities
perversity
perversive
pervert
pervertedly
pervertedness
perverter
pervertible
perviate
pervicacious
pervicacity
pervicacy
pervious
perviously

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERVERTED

assorted
departed
distorted
downhearted
half-deserted
imported
kind-hearted
light-hearted
not for the faint-hearted
open-hearted
parted
purported
softhearted
sorted
uncharted
undistorted
unreported
unsorted
unsupported
well-supported

Synonyms and antonyms of perverted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERVERTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «perverted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of perverted

Translation of «perverted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERVERTED

Find out the translation of perverted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perverted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perverted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 变态的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pervertido
570 millions of speakers

English

perverted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विकृत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منحرفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

извращенной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pervertido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিকৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pervers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyimpang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pervertiert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

性倒錯の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변태의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perverted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sai đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வக்கிரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विकृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sapık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pervertito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wypaczone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збоченій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pervertit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διεστραμμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdraai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perverterad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pervertert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perverted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERTED»

The term «perverted» is very widely used and occupies the 20.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERVERTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perverted

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10 QUOTES WITH «PERVERTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perverted.
1
Johannes Brahms
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them.
2
Noam Chomsky
With the development of industrial capitalism, a new and unanticipated system of injustice, it is libertarian socialism that has preserved and extended the radical humanist message of the Enlightenment and the classical liberal ideals that were perverted into an ideology to sustain the emerging social order.
3
James F. Cooper
It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive of evil.
4
George Gillespie
The pride of life hath corrupted the judgment of others, and perverted them in the way of religion.
5
Jan Hus
As for antichrist occupying the papal chair, it is evident that a pope living contrary to Christ, like any other perverted person, is called, by common consent, antichrist.
6
Thomas Jefferson
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
7
James Madison
Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.
8
Jonathan Mayhew
According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.
9
John McGahern
When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody.
10
Bill Moseley
They're pretty extreme, but I loved the two 'Human Centipede' films from Tom Six. Those movies are fun because they're well-made. They're crazy and psychotic and perverted and twisted, but they're really well-made.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERVERTED»

Discover the use of perverted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perverted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by the Fall
Mechanical ducks, shark women that taste of liquorice, perverted sexual shenanigans in cramped office spaces, double-crossing Nazi apologists, bald-headed cultural subversives and celebrity deer-culling ? this is just a glimpse into the ...
Peter Wild, 2007
2
Justice Perverted: Sex Offense Law, Psychology, and Public ...
However, many questions about this involvement remain largely unanswered. Are these laws supported by empirical evidence, or even by well-reasoned psychological theories? Do these laws actually work?
Charles Patrick Ewing, 2011
3
Perverted Revenge
Fire Captain Max Bond and his beautiful lover, Rachel, become victims of an unimaginable act of perverted revenge on their exotic holiday in Bahia Del Mar, one that ultimately impels Max to perpetrate a surprising act of retribution.
Gregory K. Lockwood, 2002
4
What's Not to Love?: The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted ...
But this is life for an author who can proclaim “my first sexual experience was rather old-fashioned: it was with a prostitute”–an author who can talk about his desire to be a model for the Hair Club for Men and about meeting his son ...
Jonathan Ames, 2007
5
Patriotism Perverted: Captain Ramsay, the Right Club, and ...
Patriotism Perverted is an exploration of British anti-Semitism in the last six months of peace and the first year of the Second World War.
Richard Griffiths, 2011
6
The perverted ideal in Dostoevsky's "The Devils"
As this work demonstrates, The Devils is a powerful psychological and sociological study of what occurs when the ideal of transcendence is denied in each of these spheres and a perverted ideal - an anti-ideal - is set up in its place.
Nancy K. Anderson, 1997
7
Perverted Proverbs; a Manual of Immorals for the Many
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Harry Graham, 2009
8
Folk-Etymology: A Dictionary of Verbal Corruptions Or Words ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Abram Smythe Palmer, 2012
9
Apostles Or Apostates: Have the Latter Day Saints Perverted ...
This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
James D. Bales, 2013
10
Scripture light on popish darkness, notes on portions of ...
SCRIPTURE LIGHT POPISH DARKNESS NOTES ON PORTIONS OF HOLY WRIT PERVERTED OR NEGLECTED BY THE PAPISTS. BY INGKAM COBBIX, M.A. " We hare alio a more mre word of prophecy ; wherennto ye do Tell that ye take ...
Ingram Cobbin, 1851

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERVERTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perverted is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cosplay fanatic Kristen Lanae overcames low self-esteem by …
... handful of incidents at conventions where guys get a bit too touchy when taking a photo with me or have shouted perverted comments at me. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Is this a Trotskyite revolution or more scaremongering by Labour's …
He claims that the contest is being perverted by voters motivated to vote for Jeremy Corbyn not because they agree with his politics, but ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Et tu, Gawker: Can Nick Denton's rebel tabloid empire be saved from …
As the editor of SF Weekly in a year so deep in the past that most of Gawker's current staff was being perverted by the Teletubbies, I once had to ... «Salon, Jul 15»
4
Residents file complaints against regional councillor
“If you are now going to say, 'I believe in murder and I call myself a Christian,' that would be perverted,” he said. “That would be twisted. It's the ... «St. Catharines Standard, Jul 15»
5
Will Intellectual Combat Ever Top William Buckley vs. Gore Vidal? A …
... insinuating that authorship of this “perverted” piece of “pornography” disqualified Vidal as a serious commentator. When Vidal opened the ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
6
The Eroding Character of the American People
In this age of perverted justice and government-sanctioned tyranny, the Constitution is no safeguard against government wrongdoing such as ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
7
Builders swell BMC's kitty by 12000cr in 3 yrs
But critics complain that the high premiums charged by the BMC today have perverted Mumbai's real estate market. "Developers are funding ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, And Ryan Ridley Discuss 'Rick And …
Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon's animated Adult Swim series is perverted and twisted, yes, but first and foremost, it's hilarious, a drunken spin ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
9
Mixing business with pleasure: Meet the man behind the world's first …
"For a long time the depiction of men as users of sex toys has been seedy or perverted, and has prevented them from being able to have an ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
10
'Hell NO!' Public bathroom anarchy has Americans 'shocked' — and …
Take your perverted self elsewhere..,I hear that Holland is nice,. Pamela K. ... Sick and perverted our nation has become. I'm not sharing a ... «BizPac Review, Jul 15»

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