pervert
Noun
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A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (synset 110438792)
subtypes:
- fetishist - one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
- masochist - someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
- nympho, nymphomaniac - a woman with abnormal sexual desires
- child molester, paederast, pederast - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
- paedophile, pedophile - an adult who is sexually attracted to children
- sadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others
- sadomasochist - someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism
- lech, lecher, letch, satyr - man with strong sexual desires
- bugger, sod, sodomist, sodomite - someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
Verb
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Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (synset 202585532)
"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"subtypes:
- carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize - debase through carnal gratification
- infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology
- lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to
- poison - spoil as if by poison
- bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
- suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
same as: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, profane, subvert, vitiate -
Practice sophistry;
Change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (synset 200934760)"Don't twist my words" -
Change the inherent purpose or function of something (synset 200203575)
"Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"subtypes:
- fracture - violate or abuse
- take in vain - use a name, such as God, without proper respect
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