pervert
verb
• distort or corrupt the original course, meaning, or state of (something).
• "he was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice"
Similar:
distort,
warp,
corrupt,
subvert,
twist,
bend,
abuse,
divert,
deflect,
misapply,
misuse,
misrepresent,
misinterpret,
misconstrue,
falsify,
garble,
• lead (someone) away from what is considered natural or acceptable.
• "Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time"
Similar:
corrupt,
lead astray,
deprave,
make degenerate,
debauch,
debase,
warp,
vitiate,
pollute,
poison,
contaminate,
demoralize,
pervert
noun
• a person whose sexual behaviour is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable.
Similar:
deviant,
degenerate,
debauchee,
perverted person,
depraved person,
perv,
perve,
dirty old man,
sicko,
weirdo,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th century.
