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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespervertido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peɾ.βeɾˈti.ðo
"La policía detuvo al pervertido en el parque."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person whose sexual behavior is regarded as abnormal, unacceptable, or deviant.
"He was labeled as a social outcast after his disturbing actions were brought to light."
- 1
To alter something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distorted, corrupted, or unnatural condition.
"The corrupt officials tried to pervert the course of justice for their own benefit."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word perverten, originating from Old French pervertir, and ultimately from Latin pervertere, meaning to turn away, corrupt, or subvert (from per- 'thoroughly' + vertere 'to turn'). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a general sense of corrupting or altering something from its original course to a more specific psychological and social label for individuals engaging in unconventional or deviant sexual behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pervert" is said worldwide
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pervers
Transliteration: pɛʁ.vɛʁ
"Il a un comportement pervers qui inquiète son entourage."
Perverser
Transliteration: pɛʁˈvɛʁsɐ
"Sein Verhalten wurde von allen als pervers empfunden."
pervertito
Transliteration: per.verˈti.to
"Il suo atteggiamento è considerato da tutti pervertito."
pervertido
Transliteration: peɾ.βeɾˈti.ðo
"La policía detuvo al pervertido en el parque."
pervertido
Transliteration: peʁ.veʁˈtʃi.du
"Ele foi acusado de ter um comportamento pervertido."
विकृत
Transliteration: vikrit
Script: विकृत व्यक्ति
"समाज में विकृत मानसिकता के लोगों का विरोध होना चाहिए।"
变态
Transliteration: biàn tài
"这种变态行为在任何地方都不会被容忍。"
변태성욕자
Transliteration: byeon-tae-seong-yok-ja
"그의 변태적인 행동은 많은 사람들을 불쾌하게 했다."
変質者
Transliteration: henshitsusha
"警察はその変質者を逮捕した。"
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