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pervert

/pəˈvɜːt/verb

उच्चारण पवर्ट

बिगाड़ना, विकृत करना, भ्रष्ट करना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth

    to change a system or process in a bad way so that it is not what it used to be or should be; to affect somebody in a way that makes them act in an immoral way

    बिगाड़ना, विकृत करना, भ्रष्ट करना

    • to pervert the course of justice
    • Corrupt officials can pervert the process of selection.
    • The minister was accused of trying to pervert the course of the inquiry.
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    • Greed can pervert a good idea and turn it into a tool for cheating.
    • Some people fear that social media will pervert the minds of young children.

    Synonyms distort corrupt twist misuse subvert

    Opposite correct reform improve

noun/ˈpɜːvɜːt/
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    [C] disapproving

    a person whose sexual behaviour is not thought to be normal or acceptable

    विकृत व्यक्ति

    • The police arrested the pervert.
    • The man, branded a pervert by his neighbours, was reported to the police.
    • The newspaper called the criminal a pervert and demanded a strict punishment.
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    • The villagers reported a pervert who had been following girls near the school.
    • Nobody should be called a pervert without evidence of a crime.

    Synonyms deviant degenerate

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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep apart perverse (deliberately unreasonable: 'a perverse decision') and perverted (sexually abnormal; changed for the worse).

Perverse (जानबूझकर अनुचित: 'a perverse decision') और perverted (यौन रूप से असामान्य; बदतर हुआ) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the corrupt words together: pervert, corrupt, distort, subvert (try to weaken a system), debase, deprave.

भ्रष्ट करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pervert, corrupt, distort, subvert (व्यवस्था कमज़ोर करने का प्रयास), debase, deprave।

§Grammar and usage

Verb perVERT, noun PERvert.

Pronunciation: Verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर आता है, यानी perVERT (भ्रष्ट करना या बिगाड़ना); noun में stress पहले syllable पर आता है, यानी PERvert (विकृत मानसिकता वाला व्यक्ति)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Pervert the course of justice (try to prevent justice, for example by lying in court).

Collocation 'pervert the course of justice' (न्याय रोकने का प्रयास, जैसे अदालत में झूठ बोलकर)।