pervert

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

per·vert [pervert perverts perverted perverting] verb, noun
verb BrE [pəˈvɜːt] ; NAmE [pərˈvɜːrt]
1. ~ sth to change a system, process, etc. in a bad way so that it is not what it used to be or what it should be
•Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.
2. ~ sb/sth to affect sb in a way that makes them act or think in an immoral or unacceptable way
Syn: ↑corrupt
•Some people believe that television can pervert the minds of children.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.
Idiom: ↑pervert the course of justice
 
noun BrE [ˈpɜːvɜːt] ; NAmE [ˈpɜːrvɜːrt] (also informal perv)
a person whose sexual behaviour is not thought to be normal or acceptable by most people
Syn: ↑deviant
•a sexual pervert

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.
 
See also: ↑obstruct justice ▪ ↑perv

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deviant, deviate, degenerate, misuse, abuse, twist, twist around, convolute, sophisticate