pervert
English Thesaurus
1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | fetishist, |
| definition | : | one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | masochist, |
| definition | : | someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nympho, nymphomaniac, |
| definition | : | a woman with abnormal sexual desires (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | paedophile, pedophile, |
| definition | : | an adult who is sexually attracted to children (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sadist, |
| definition | : | someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sadomasochist, |
| definition | : | someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bugger, sod, sodomist, sodomite, |
| definition | : | someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) (noun.person) |
2. change the inherent purpose or function of something (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | expend, use, |
| definition | : | use up, consume fully (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | violate or abuse (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | take in vain, |
| definition | : | use a name, such as God, without proper respect (verb.consumption) |
3. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | denote, refer, |
| definition | : | have as a meaning (verb.communication) |
4. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | infect, |
| definition | : | corrupt with ideas or an ideology (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | poison, |
| definition | : | spoil as if by poison (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
| definition | : | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | suborn, |
| definition | : | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed (verb.social) |
5. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person)
| derivation | : | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate, |
| definition | : | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social) |
6. change the inherent purpose or function of something (verb.change)
| derivation | : | perversion, |
| definition | : | the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | abuse, misuse, |
| definition | : | improper or excessive use (noun.act) |
7. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sophistication, |
| definition | : | falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sophism, sophistication, sophistry, |
| definition | : | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | construction, twist, |
| definition | : | an interpretation of a text or action (noun.communication) |
8. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
| definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
| definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | profanation, |
| definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
| definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
9. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person)
| derivation | : | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate, |
| definition | : | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social) |
10. change the inherent purpose or function of something (verb.change)
| derivation | : | perversion, |
| definition | : | the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | abuse, misuse, |
| definition | : | improper or excessive use (noun.act) |
11. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sophistication, |
| definition | : | falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sophism, sophistication, sophistry, |
| definition | : | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | construction, twist, |
| definition | : | an interpretation of a text or action (noun.communication) |
12. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
| derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
| definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
| definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | profanation, |
| definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
| definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
| definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
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