pervert
/ˈpɚ.vɚt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
Dated
noun
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
verb
Example Sentences
- "And yet it is not only tolerated, but perverts are making to it in England and this country, — perverts among the intelligent and the learned. For these things, which I have quoted, are not accusations made in a corner, but have been published in the face of the world by one of the profoundest theologians of the day, and challenge confutation."
- "[…] a religious pervert is ever a doubtful product. One separated from the fellows of his youth and the faith of his fathers, by acceptance of a different religion, is of necessity more or less adrift on the sea of life […]"
- "According to the Holy Qur'an, those who cast off God's signs and follow Satan and their caprice are perverts; they are likened to dogs […]"
- "Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!"
- "I know more damn perverts, at schools and all, than anybody you ever met, and they're always being perverty when I'm around."
- "Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath."
Etymology
From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɚ.vɚt/
- British English: /ˈpəː.vəːt/