noun🔗ShareOne who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals."The politician's actions were seen by many as a perversion of justice. "moralcharacterpersonattitudemindsexinhumannegativesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable."Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!"personsexmoralhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn another way; to divert."The teacher's lecture was so boring that the students started to pervert their attention to the window. "actionwaymoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure"How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?"moralcharactersocietyactionsexmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose"He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain."moralactioncharactersocietylawsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo misinterpret designedly."The teacher tried to explain the poem's meaning, but the student perversely interpreted it as a description of a violent scene. "moralcharacterattitudeactionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become perverted; to take the wrong course."The student allowed peer pressure to pervert his original goal of getting good grades, and he started skipping class. "moralcharacterattitudehumanmindactionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
