pervert en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɚ.vɚt/ (General-American)
- /ˈpəː.vət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpəː.vəːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.
Meanings
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(dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
According to the Holy Qur'an, those who cast off God's signs and follow Satan and their caprice are perverts; they are likened to dogs […]
2001, Ismāʻīl Salāmī, Islamic Views on Human Rights: Viewpoints of Iranian Scholars, page 128:[…] a religious pervert is ever a doubtful product. One separated from the fellows of his youth and the faith of his fathers, by acceptance of a different religion, is of necessity more or less adrift on the sea of life […]
1925, The Dalhousie Review, volume 5, page 115:And yet it is not only tolerated, but perverts are making to it in England and this country, — perverts among the intelligent and the learned. For these things, which I have quoted, are not accusations made in a corner, but have been published in the face of the world by one of the profoundest theologians of the day, and challenge confutation.
1867, Stephen Elliott, Sermons, page 382:
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A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
I know more damn perverts, at schools and all, than anybody you ever met, and they're always being perverty when I'm around.
1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, chapter 24, in The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC:Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perverts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
pervert glasses · pervertism · pervertly · tervert · furvert · perverty
Synonyms
Translations (88)
be вычварэ́нец (sexually perverted person) · fr déviant (one who has turned to error) · la perversus (one who has turned to error) · pa ਠਰਕੀ (sexually perverted person) · is öfuguggi (sexually perverted person) · mr विकृत (sexually perverted person) · eo perversulo (one who has turned to error) · mr कामुक (sexually perverted person) · el ανώμαλος (sexually perverted person) · ja 変態 (sexually perverted person) · ja 変質者 (one who has turned to error) · my နှာဘူး (sexually perverted person) · tl manyakis (sexually perverted person) · la obscēnus (sexually perverted person) · et pervert (sexually perverted person) · ceb manyak (sexually perverted person) · he סוֹטֶה (sexually perverted person) · fi pervertti (sexually perverted person) · mr अशिष्ट (sexually perverted person) · pl zboczeniec (sexually perverted person) · cs zvrhlík (one who has turned to error) · hi ठरकी (sexually perverted person) · ja 痴漢 (sexually perverted person) · ru извраще́нец (sexually perverted person) · or ଅଭଦ୍ର (sexually perverted person) · pl dewiant (sexually perverted person) · mr हेकट (sexually perverted person) · de Perversling (sexually perverted person) · eo perversiulo (one who has turned to error) · fr pervers (one who has turned to error) · tl bastos (sexually perverted person) · ja 性的倒錯者 (sexually perverted person) · la obscēna (sexually perverted person) · fi pervertikko (sexually perverted person) · eo devojiĝanto (one who has turned to error) · cs deviant (sexually perverted person) · cmn 性變態者 /性变态者 (sexually perverted person) · nl perverseling (sexually perverted person) · cmn 墮落者 /堕落者 (one who has turned to error) · pt pervertido (sexually perverted person) · ko 변태 (sexually perverted person) · sa विकृत (sexually perverted person) · ru перве́рт (sexually perverted person) · bg извратеняк (sexually perverted person) · eo perversulo (sexually perverted person) · sa अशिष्ट (sexually perverted person) · hy ուրացող (sexually perverted person) · hi हरामी (sexually perverted person) · ar مُنْحَرِف (sexually perverted person) · fi perverssi (sexually perverted person) · it pervertita (sexually perverted person) · uk збо́ченець (sexually perverted person) · pa ਕਾਮੁਕ (sexually perverted person) · es pervertido (sexually perverted person) · it pervertito (sexually perverted person) · tr sapık (sexually perverted person) · or ବିକୃତ (sexually perverted person) · mk изопа́ченик (sexually perverted person) · pt tarado (sexually perverted person) · tl manyak (sexually perverted person) · fr pervers (sexually perverted person) · mr अभद्र (sexually perverted person) · ar مُنْحَرِفَة (sexually perverted person) · sa कामुक (sexually perverted person) · pa ਹਰਾਮੀ (sexually perverted person) · is perri (sexually perverted person) · is pervert (sexually perverted person) · hi विकृत (sexually perverted person) · sa अभद्र (sexually perverted person) · cmn 色狼 (sexually perverted person) · or ଅଶିଷ୍ଟ (sexually perverted person) · ru дегенера́т (one who has turned to error) · da perverst menneske (sexually perverted person) · lt ištvirkėlis (sexually perverted person) · fi pervo (sexually perverted person) · mk пе́рверзник (sexually perverted person) · hi अभद्र (sexually perverted person) · cs úchyl (sexually perverted person) · ka გარყვნილი (sexually perverted person) · or କାମୁକ (sexually perverted person) · hi कामुक (sexually perverted person) · id mesum (sexually perverted person) · hi अशिष्ट (sexually perverted person) · lt iškrypėlis (sexually perverted person) · ru пе́рверт (sexually perverted person) · id cabul (sexually perverted person) · cy gwyrdröwr (sexually perverted person) · fi pervertti (one who has turned to error)