1. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good - depraved criminals - a perverted sense of loyalty - the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat • Syn: depraved, perverse, reprobate • Similar to: corrupt • Derivationally related forms: reprobate (for: reprobate), perverseness (for: perverse), perversity (for: perverse), depravity (for: depraved) 2. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented - many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality - a perverted translation of the poem • Syn: distorted, misrepresented, twisted • Similar to: disingenuous, artful 3.(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes - kinky sex - perverted practices • Syn: kinky • Similar to: abnormal, unnatural • Derivationally related forms: kink (for: kinky)
