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Pronunciation
(noun):
*(RP): IPA|/�p��v��t/, SAMPA|/"p3:v3:t/
*(US): IPA|/�p�v�t/, SAMPA|/"p3`v3`t/
(verb):
*(RP): IPA|/p��v��t/, SAMPA|/p@"v3:t/
*(US): IPA|/p��v�t/, SAMPA|/p@`"v3`t/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t|-��(r)t
Noun
en-noun
- One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error.
- A sexually perverted person.
Usage notes
In contemporary usage, pervert is usually understood to refer to a sexually perverted person. Traditionally the word was mainly associated with persons of false religious beliefs.
Synonyms
(sexually perverted person): deviant, perv (slang)
Antonyms
convert (religious)
Translations
trans-top|one who has turned to error
trans-mid
Russian: о����пник m
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trans-top|sexually perverted person
Finnish: perverssi, pervo (colloquial)
Icelandic: #Icelandic|pervert m, perri m (colloquial), öfuggi m (formal)
trans-mid
Russian: изв�а�ене� m, slang пе�ве�� m
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ttbc|Chinese: å �è�½è�� (duò luò zhÄ�)
ttbc|German: Perverser m
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To turn another way; to divert.
- transitive To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt
#:pervert the course of justice
- To misapply; to misinterpret designedly.
#:pervert one's words
- intransitive To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
Synonyms
(turn another way): divert, steer, veer
(turn from truth; lead astray): corrupt, lead astray
(misapply, misinterpret designedly): misapply, misuse
(take the wrong course):
Translations
Icelandic: spilla, rangfæra, rangsnúa, afbaka, rangnota, misnota
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Russian: изв�а�а��, intransitive изв�а�а����
Related terms
perverse
perversion
Category:English heteronyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From the L.|is verb pervertere "to overturn" or "to subvert".
Noun
pervert f
- a #English|pervert
Synonyms
(pervert): perri m, öfuggi m
Category:Icelandic nouns
fa:pervert
fr:pervert
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hu:pervert
ru:pervert
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