Perverted Meaning
/pəˈrvɜrtɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDeviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
adjOf, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex.
Sentence Examples
This author's books don't suit me because the erotic descriptions are too perverted.
I do not want to see their perverted smirks.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ mind of the criminal enjoyed causing pain to others without reason.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The investigation revealed that the evidence had been ____ to support a false narrative.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English pervert English -ed English perverted From pervert + -ed.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The reflection of an object in a mirror image is a perverted image of the object."
— 1873, James Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise of Electricity and Magnetism, Clarendon Press:
"The right hand may be considered the perverted image of the left."
— 1906, Henry Smith Carhart, Physics for University Students, page 232:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ mind of the criminal enjoyed causing pain to others without reason.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The investigation revealed that the evidence had been ____ to support a false narrative.