Perverted (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices".
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Meaning 2
Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat".
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Examples
- The perverted sense of justice in the corrupt government led to the wrongful conviction of many innocent people.
- His perverted obsession with the celebrity led him to stalk her and show up at her private events uninvited.
- The reprobate and perverted behavior of the cult leader was finally exposed when one of the members came forward with a shocking testimony.
- The perverted priorities of the company were evident in the way they valued profits over people's safety and well-being.
- The detective was tasked with investigating a string of perverted crimes that had shaken the small town to its core.
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Meaning 3
Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem".
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