"pervert" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpəː.vət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɚ.vɚt/ [General-American], /pəˈvəːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɚˈvɚt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pervert (noun).wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pervert (verb).wav [Southern-England] Forms: perverts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)və(ɹ)t, -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{der|en|fro|pervertir}} Old French pervertir, {{der|en|la|pervertō}} Latin pervertō Head templates: {{en-noun}} pervert (plural perverts)
  1. (dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals. Tags: dated Translations (one who has turned to error): 墮落者 (Chinese Mandarin), 堕落者 (duòluòzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), perversulo (Esperanto), perversiulo (Esperanto), devojiĝanto (Esperanto), pervertti (Finnish), déviant [masculine] (French), pervers [masculine] (French), 変質者 (henshitsusha) (alt: へんしつしゃ) (Japanese), perversus [masculine] (Latin), дегенера́т (degenerát) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pervert-en-noun-M08QQeBg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 6 2 9 23 25 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 8 3 7 25 24 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 9 3 8 28 21 4 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 30 10 6 9 20 21 4 Disambiguation of 'one who has turned to error': 92 8
  2. A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: perv [slang] Translations (sexually perverted person): مُنْحَرِف (munḥarif) [masculine] (Arabic), مُنْحَرِفَة (munḥarifa) [feminine] (Arabic), ուրացող (uracʿoġ) (Armenian), вычварэ́нец (vyčvarénjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), извратеняк (izvratenjak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), နှာဘူး (hnabhu:) (Burmese), manyak (Cebuano), 性變態者 (Chinese Mandarin), 性变态者 (xìngbiàntàizhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 色狼 (sèláng) (Chinese Mandarin), perverst menneske (Danish), perverseling (Dutch), perversulo (Esperanto), pervert (Estonian), pervertti (Finnish), pervo [colloquial] (Finnish), pervers [masculine] (French), გარყვნილი (garq̇vnili) (Georgian), Perversling [masculine] (German), ανώμαλος (anómalos) [masculine] (Greek), סוֹטֶה (sote) [masculine] (Hebrew), öfuguggi [masculine] (Icelandic), pervert [masculine] (Icelandic), perri [colloquial, masculine] (Icelandic), cabul (Indonesian), mesum (Indonesian), pervertito [masculine] (Italian), pervertita [feminine] (Italian), 痴漢 (chikan) (alt: ちかん) (Japanese), 性的倒錯者 (seitekitōsakusha) (alt: せいてきとうさくしゃ) (Japanese), 変態 (hentai) (alt: へんたい) (Japanese), 변태 (byeontae) (alt: 變態) (Korean), obscēnus [masculine] (Latin), obscēna [feminine] (Latin), iškrypėlis [masculine] (Lithuanian), ištvirkėlis (english: milder) [masculine] (Lithuanian), изопа́ченик (izopáčenik) [masculine] (Macedonian), пе́рверзник (pérverznik) [masculine] (Macedonian), zboczeniec [colloquial, masculine] (Polish), dewiant [masculine] (Polish), pervertido [masculine] (Portuguese), tarado [masculine] (Portuguese), извраще́нец (izvraščénec) [masculine] (Russian), перве́рт (pervért) [masculine] (Russian), пе́рверт (pérvert) [masculine] (Russian), pervertido [masculine] (Spanish), bastos (Tagalog), manyak (Tagalog), manyakis [slang] (Tagalog), sapık (Turkish), збо́ченець (zbóčenecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), gwyrdröwr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pervert-en-noun-Ne8r5WJX Disambiguation of People: 13 61 15 10 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'sexually perverted person': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tervert

Verb

IPA: /ˈpəː.vət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɚ.vɚt/ [General-American], /pəˈvəːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɚˈvɚt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pervert (noun).wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pervert (verb).wav [Southern-England] Forms: perverts [present, singular, third-person], perverting [participle, present], perverted [participle, past], perverted [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)və(ɹ)t, -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{der|en|fro|pervertir}} Old French pervertir, {{der|en|la|pervertō}} Latin pervertō Head templates: {{en-verb}} pervert (third-person singular simple present perverts, present participle perverting, simple past and past participle perverted)
  1. (transitive) To turn another way; to divert. Tags: transitive Synonyms: divert, steer, veer Translations (to turn another way): отклонявам (otklonjavam) (Bulgarian), harhauttaa (Finnish) Translations (to turn from truth): изопачавам (izopačavam) (Bulgarian), johtaa harhaan (Finnish), spilla (Icelandic), whakapeau (Maori), بوزمق (bozmak) (Ottoman Turkish), извраща́ть (izvraščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), изврати́ть (izvratítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), förvanska (Swedish), förvränga (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pervert-en-verb-IuQYB2Bn Disambiguation of 'to turn another way': 97 0 0 0 3 Disambiguation of 'to turn from truth': 68 9 1 1 21
  2. (transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure Tags: transitive Synonyms: corrupt, lead astray
    Sense id: en-pervert-en-verb-6dh2-Nzl
  3. To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose Synonyms: misapply, misuse Translations (to misuse): използвам неправилно (izpolzvam nepravilno) (Bulgarian), misnota (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-pervert-en-verb--mONCja1 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 9 3 8 28 21 4 Disambiguation of 'to misuse': 4 8 81 3 3
  4. to misinterpret designedly. Synonyms: twist Translations (to misinterpret designedly): vääristellä (Finnish), rangfæra (Icelandic), rangsnúa (Icelandic), afbaka (Icelandic), извраща́ть (izvraščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), изврати́ть (izvratítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), förvränga (Swedish), förvanska (Swedish), спотво́рювати (spotvórjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), спотво́рити (spotvóryty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), перекру́чувати (perekrúčuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), перекрути́ти (perekrutýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), викривля́ти (vykryvljáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́кривити (výkryvyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pervert-en-verb-wQhqyVbR Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 9 3 8 28 21 4 Disambiguation of 'to misinterpret designedly': 1 2 4 92 1
  5. (intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course. Tags: intransitive Translations (to take the wrong course): извращавам (izvraštavam) (Bulgarian), harhautua (Finnish), zboczyć (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pervert-en-verb-fkN7G9Yd Disambiguation of 'to take the wrong course': 0 2 0 0 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: perverse, perversion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anómalos",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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          "word": "öfuguggi"
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          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "word": "cabul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "word": "mesum"
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        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pervertito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pervertita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "alt": "ちかん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chikan",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "word": "痴漢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "alt": "せいてきとうさくしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "seitekitōsakusha",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "word": "性的倒錯者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "alt": "へんたい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hentai",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "word": "変態"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "alt": "變態",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "byeontae",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "word": "변태"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "obscēnus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "obscēna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "iškrypėlis"
        },
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          "_dis1": "28 72",
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          "english": "milder",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "sexually perverted person",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ištvirkėlis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "izopáčenik",
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      "sense": "one who has turned to error",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who has turned to error",
      "word": "devojiĝanto"
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      "sense": "one who has turned to error",
      "word": "pervertti"
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      "sense": "one who has turned to error",
      "word": "変質者"
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      "sense": "one who has turned to error",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "perversus"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "one who has turned to error",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "дегенера́т"
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "مُنْحَرِف"
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "مُنْحَرِفَة"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "uracʿoġ",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "ուրացող"
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      "code": "be",
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      "word": "вычварэ́нец"
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      "code": "my",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "နှာဘူး"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "manyak"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "性變態者"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìngbiàntàizhě",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "性变态者"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "sèláng",
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      "word": "色狼"
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      "word": "perverseling"
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "pervert"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "pervertti"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "გარყვნილი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ανώμαλος"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "סוֹטֶה"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "code": "is",
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    {
      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "cabul"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "mesum"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pervertito"
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      "code": "it",
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      "alt": "ちかん",
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      "word": "痴漢"
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      "alt": "せいてきとうさくしゃ",
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      "alt": "へんたい",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "変態"
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      "alt": "變態",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "변태"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "obscēnus"
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "word": "zboczeniec"
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "word": "dewiant"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pervertido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tarado"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvraščénec",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "извраще́нец"
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "перве́рт"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pérvert",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́рверт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pervertido"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "bastos"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "manyak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
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      "word": "manyakis"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "sapık"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zbóčenecʹ",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "збо́ченець"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sexually perverted person",
      "word": "gwyrdröwr"
    }
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          "ref": "c. 1384, Thomas Usk, The Testament of Love",
          "text": "After that worde, \"better is it to dey than lyve false,\" and al wolde perverted people false reporte make",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become perverted; to take the wrong course."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpəː.vət/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɚ.vɚt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)və(ɹ)t"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pəˈvəːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɚˈvɚt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)t"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otklonjavam",
      "sense": "to turn another way",
      "word": "отклонявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to turn another way",
      "word": "harhauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izopačavam",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "word": "изопачавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "word": "johtaa harhaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "word": "spilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "word": "whakapeau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bozmak",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "word": "بوزمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvraščátʹ",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "извраща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvratítʹ",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "изврати́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "word": "förvanska"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to turn from truth",
      "word": "förvränga"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izpolzvam nepravilno",
      "sense": "to misuse",
      "word": "използвам неправилно"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to misuse",
      "word": "misnota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "word": "vääristellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "word": "rangfæra"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "word": "rangsnúa"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "word": "afbaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvraščátʹ",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "извраща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izvratítʹ",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "изврати́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "word": "förvränga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "word": "förvanska"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spotvórjuvaty",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "спотво́рювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spotvóryty",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "спотво́рити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perekrúčuvaty",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "перекру́чувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perekrutýty",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "перекрути́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vykryvljáty",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "викривля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výkryvyty",
      "sense": "to misinterpret designedly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́кривити"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izvraštavam",
      "sense": "to take the wrong course",
      "word": "извращавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take the wrong course",
      "word": "harhautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to take the wrong course",
      "word": "zboczyć"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pervert"
  ],
  "word": "pervert"
}

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