Troublemaker vs Pervert - What's the difference?
troublemaker | pervert |
As nouns the difference between troublemaker and pervert is that troublemaker is one who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately while pervert is (dated) one who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals. As a verb pervert is to turn another way; to divert.
troublemaker English
Alternative forms
* trouble-maker
* trouble maker (proscribed)
Noun
( en noun)
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.
A complainer.
Synonyms
* hooligan
* stirrer
* See also
* See also
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pervert Noun
( en noun)
(dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
- Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!
Usage notes
* In contemporary usage, pervert is usually understood to refer to a sexually perverted person. Traditionally the word was mainly associated with persons of false religious beliefs.
Synonyms
* (sexually perverted person) deviant, perv (slang)
Antonyms
* convert (religious)
Verb
( en verb)
To turn another way; to divert.
* Shakespeare
- Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.
To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt.
* Milton
- He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve.
* {{quote-news
, year=2004
, date=April 15
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, title=Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer
, work=The Scotsman
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, passage=A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We can confirm that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Jodi Jones. A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice. A report on this has been sent to the procurator fiscal." }}
To misapply; to misinterpret designedly.
- pervert one's words
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
- (Testament of Love)
Synonyms
* (turn another way) divert, steer, veer
* corrupt, lead astray
* misapply, misuse
* (take the wrong course)
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