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perverted

per·ver·ted

US/pɜrˈvɜrtɪd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

  • “kinky sex”
  • “perverted practices”
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2.

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”
3.

marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good

  • “depraved criminals”
  • “a perverted sense of loyalty”
  • “the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat”

Origin

From pervert + -ed.

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