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perverted

[per-vur-tid] / pərˈvɜr tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
immoral, evil
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned abused contorted corrupt corrupted debased debauched defiled depraved deviating distorted impaired misguided misused outraged polluted sick tainted twisted vitiate vitiated warped
WEAK
aberrant abnormal deviant foreign grotesque kinky monstrous unhealthy unnatural vicious wicked
Antonyms
STRONG
clean cleansed healthy honorable moral noble pure purified straight uncorrupt upright virtuous well wholesome
WEAK
good

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Past victimhood should not be perverted into a right to harm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

Many have commended her for speaking out, and have condemned the "arrogance" of her blackmailer, and his "perverted" behaviour.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 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