adjective
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
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- kinky sex
- perverted practices
adjective
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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- many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
- a perverted translation of the poem
adjective
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
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- depraved criminals
- a perverted sense of loyalty
- the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat
verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
verb
practice sophistry
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- change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- Don't twist my words
verb
change the inherent purpose or function of something
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- Don't abuse the system
- The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers