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pervert
[pur′vərt]
Etymology: L, pervertere
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Usage notes: informal.
a person whose sexual pleasure is derived from stimuli almost universally regarded as unnatural, such as a fetishist or sadomasochist; a paraphiliac.
2 one whose sexual behavior deviates from a social or statistical norm but is not necessarily pathologic.


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He is one of several perverters of public decency in this enjoyable book who suffer the full force of "the rage of virtue".
Changing times by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
To add insult to injury, those opportunistic entrepreneurs market their gadgets as safety precautions while the shameless lawyers present themselves as diligent officers of the court rather than perverters of the course of justice.
No room for loopholes! GAME ON: THE LAST WORD by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
war is not with Islam but with the perverters of Islam; and thereby avoiding the messy implications that even authentic religious convictions sometimes lead to abhorrent behavior.
In search of a non-dogmatic theology by Robbins, Jeffrey W. / Cross Currents
 
 
 
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