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Perversed vs Perverted - What's the difference?

perversed | perverted |

As adjectives the difference between perversed and perverted

is that perversed is (obsolete) turned aside while perverted is deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.

As a verb perverted is

(pervert).

perversed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Turned aside.
    • (Webster 1913)

    perverted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct
  • (pejorative, offensive) of, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex
  • misrepresented, altered or distorted

    • Synonyms

    * pervy (less formal)

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pervert)