as in degenerate
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
a pervert who, because of years of bad choices, couldn't get a job
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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes
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as in to corrupt
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution
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as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use
accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents
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Recent Examples of pervert
Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
The days of pandering to perverts and woke PFCs are over.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The only conspiracy is what Bove and Bondi are engaged in, perverting a prosecution for their political gain.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Using nature without spiritual belief (which Wicked perverts and so gets defended for its obvious, offensive politics) weakens The Wild Robot as a morality tale.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
The days of pandering to perverts and woke PFCs are over.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
The rule of law has been invoked and perverted in a concerted effort to undermine it.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The only conspiracy is what Bove and Bondi are engaged in, perverting a prosecution for their political gain.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervert
Noun
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Created by Rob Mac (formerly McElhenney, who also plays the character Mac), the Emmy-deserving series premiered 20 years ago on Aug. 4, 2005, introducing the world to a gang of morally bankrupt degenerates running the least successful bar in Philly, Paddy's Pub.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Novak: The fact that this group of degenerates, these bloodsucking, mass-murdering vampires and wannabe vampires, [could be] so lovable is amazing.—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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In The Harvard Gazette, psychiatrist Mark Epstein explained how the ego distorts reality by tying us to fear and desire, which clouds our ability to truly see what’s happening.—
Wilson Luna,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Last week, a user was even able to prompt it to deliver a profane rant against Musk and others for trying distort the reality of the Israel-Hamas war.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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The chances that the data would be corrupted three times is very unlikely, Kinget points out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Aug. 2025
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Jefferson and his supporters understood that such mixing of church and state corrupted both.—
Time,
Time,
10 July 2025
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Published in April, the Change Associates review found that a small number of employees continue to abuse their power at the corporation.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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His father, a livery man, didn’t understand him, and apparently abused him.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Temuera Morrison plays a terrific villain as the murderous King Kahekili.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Living with the aftermath Smollett in Episode 9 Courtesy of Apple TV+ Lehane never set out to create a simple morality tale with clear heroes and villains.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the letter, Rush claimed past service as a crew member on Titan and misrepresented the size of the vessel, when in fact it had never been registered or admeasured.—
Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Fisher gives an example of his own company, which was misrepresented in a Google AI Overview due to a Reddit post about a different business in which his company was mentioned.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The lineup features dramas, comedies, documentaries, thrillers, horror science fiction and several films that subvert the conventions of genre like Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind and Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Both Smith and former Attorney General Merrick Garland repeatedly maintained prior to departing office that none of the actions taken in either the classified documents investigation or the probe of Trump's efforts to subvert his 2020 election loss were driven by politics.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
2 Aug. 2025
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There is no doubt that private actors can misuse information and misuse technology to commit crimes.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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An 83-year-old former pastor and food bank director has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for charitable theft and patronizing prostitution after being found guilty July 31 of misusing donations meant to serve needy residents.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Pervert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervert. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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