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perverted
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per·vert·ed  (pr-vûrtd)
adj.
1. Deviating from what is considered right and correct: a perverted idea of justice.
2. Of, relating to, or practicing sexual perversion.
3. Marked by misinterpretation or distortion: a perverted translation of an epic poem.

per·verted·ly adv.
per·verted·ness n.

perverted [pəˈvɜːtɪd]
adj
1. deviating greatly from what is regarded as normal or right; distorted
2. of or practising sexual perversion
3. incorrectly interpreted
pervertedly  adv
pervertedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.perverted - (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices"
abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
2.perverted - having an intended meaning altered or misrepresentedperverted - 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"
artful, disingenuous - not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
3.perverted - deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"

perverted
Translations
perverted [pəˈvɜːtɪd] ADJ (all senses) → pervertido
perverted [pərˈvɜːrtɪd] adj [persons] → perverti(e)
[idea] → perverti(e)
perverted
adj mind, personverdorben, pervertiert; phone callpervers
perverted [pəˈvɜːtɪd] adj (person) → pervertito/a; (behaviour, logic, imagination) → perverso/a


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Cod fermented in rice wine for six months is a sashimi delight, bettered for culinary pervertedness only by the Icelanders with their three-month buried shark.
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