perverted
adjective
per·vert·ed
pər-ˈvər-təd 
1
: corrupt
2
: marked by perversion
pervertedly
adverb
pervertedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of perverted in a Sentence
He took a perverted pleasure in watching them suffer.
the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme
Recent Examples on the Web
Still making twisted, sick, perverted material that's hurting children today.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Spufford has a sure grasp of the perverted politics and relentless grind of the wheels of capitalism, circa 1922.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Mass murders in schools have been committed by shooters for whom an AR-15 is a tool of perverted emancipation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Many critics have observed that the Mafia, in cinema, often stands in as a perverted and grotesque form of capitalism — fitting, for a form of organized crime that was world-historically successful at making the line between legitimate enterprise and criminality wafer-thin.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
This indicates a perverted incentive structure that disadvantages the less costly version of the product.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
The solution arrived like a perverted aha moment.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2020
In the most perverted scene in the entire three-hour film, she — an adult woman! — straight up drinks a full glass of milk like some kind of freak … or some kind of person who role-plays as a cat.
—Vulture, 18 Apr. 2022
The colorectal specialist in Turtle Bay has a benignly perverted air.
—Cara Schacter, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2022
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Spufford has a sure grasp of the perverted politics and relentless grind of the wheels of capitalism, circa 1922.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Mass murders in schools have been committed by shooters for whom an AR-15 is a tool of perverted emancipation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Many critics have observed that the Mafia, in cinema, often stands in as a perverted and grotesque form of capitalism — fitting, for a form of organized crime that was world-historically successful at making the line between legitimate enterprise and criminality wafer-thin.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
This indicates a perverted incentive structure that disadvantages the less costly version of the product.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
The solution arrived like a perverted aha moment.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2020
In the most perverted scene in the entire three-hour film, she — an adult woman! — straight up drinks a full glass of milk like some kind of freak … or some kind of person who role-plays as a cat.
—Vulture, 18 Apr. 2022
The colorectal specialist in Turtle Bay has a benignly perverted air.
—Cara Schacter, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2022
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“Perverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perverted. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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perverted
adjective
per·vert·ed
pər-ˈvərt-əd
: marked by perversion
Medical Definition
perverted
adjective
: marked by abnormality or perversion
perverted pancreatic function
relieve concepts or fears of perverted sexual interest—W. H. Masters & V. E. Johnson
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