adjective
1. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
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depraved criminals
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a perverted sense of loyalty
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the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat
• Similar to: ↑corrupt
• Derivationally related forms: ↑reprobate (for: ↑reprobate), ↑perverseness (for: ↑perverse), ↑perversity (for: ↑perverse), ↑depravity (for: ↑depraved)
2. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
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a perverted translation of the poem
• Syn: ↑distorted, ↑misrepresented, ↑twisted
• Similar to: ↑disingenuous, ↑artful
3. (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
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kinky sex
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perverted practices
• Syn: ↑kinky
Useful english dictionary. 2012.