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perverted

[per-vur-tid] / pərˈvɜr tɪd /


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It’s the culture that’s skewered rather than those who adopt its perverted values.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

“That states do have the power to further their own agendas in very perverted ways.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

"A man with the perverted and extremely dangerous views you hold should never be employed in the responsible position of a prison officer," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

As the motions passed, one woman exclaimed in the quiet courtroom: "The law is perverted! The law is perverted!"

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023

And Ben came with momentum, driven by fear as he entered the kitchen as a footsoldier bound by the rites of a perverted chivalry written into the family’s history.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy