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1. (used of sexual behaviour) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
   "perverted practices";
   - kinky [informal]
    
2. Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
   "a perverted translation of the poem";
   - distorted, misrepresented, twisted
    
3. Deviating from what is considered moral, right, proper or good
   "a perverted sense of loyalty";
   - depraved, perverse, reprobate

1. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   "Socrates was accused of perverting young men";
   - corrupt, subvert, demoralize, demoralise [Brit], debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
    
2. Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
   "Don't pervert my words";
   - twist, twist around, convolute, sophisticate
    
3. Use to one's advantage in a way that was not intended
   "The director of the factory perverted the funds intended for the health care of his workers";
   - misuse, abuse

See also: abnormal, artful, corrupt, disingenuous, unnatural

Type of: alter, change, denote, expend, modify, refer, use

Encyclopedia: Perverted