pervert

per-vert · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person whose sexual behavior is considered abnormal or unacceptable.

  2. 2.

    A person who has been corrupted or whose behavior deviates from what is considered right.

Forms

plural: perverts

Related words

See also: corruption, deviant, perverted
Synonyms: degenerate, deviant

Etymology

From Latin pervertere ("to turn around, turn about, overthrow, subvert"), from per- ("thoroughly") + vertere ("to turn").