Definition of "pervert" in English

noun

1. (dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.

2. A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

   • Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!

verb

1. (transitive) To turn another way; to divert.

2. (transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure

   • How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?

3. To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose

   • He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain.

4. to misinterpret designedly.

   • pervert one's words

5. (intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.