Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perverted

/pɚvˈɝtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: per-vert-ed
IPA: /pɚvˈɝtɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.

adj

Of, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex.

Derogatory

adj

Misrepresented, altered or distorted.

adj

Reversed in chirality; flipped.

Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of pervert

Example Sentences

"The reflection of an object in a mirror image is a perverted image of the object."
"The right hand may be considered the perverted image of the left."

Etymology

From pervert + -ed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more perverted (comparative) most perverted (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonperverted pervalicious pervertedly pervertedness unperverted

Synonyms

pervy perverty depraved perverse reprobate distorted misrepresented twisted

Antonyms

normophilic

Rhymes With

converted deserted asserted diverted inverted alerted reverted exerted averted flirted subverted blurted

Questions

How do you pronounce perverted?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚvˈɝtɪd/.
What does perverted mean?: Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
Where does perverted come from?: From pervert + -ed.

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