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Perverted vs Abnormal - What's the difference?

perverted | abnormal | Synonyms |

Perverted is a synonym of abnormal.


As adjectives the difference between perverted and abnormal

is that perverted is deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct while abnormal is not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type .

As a verb perverted

is (pervert).

As a noun abnormal is

a person or object that is not normal.

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)

    • abnormal

    English

    Alternative forms

    * anormal * (obsolete) abnormous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
  • * 1899 , (Arthur Conan Doyle), A Duet , ch. 6:
    • And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.
  • Of or pertaining to that which is abnormal, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
  • * 1904 , (Jack London), The Sea Wolf , ch. 23:
    • Furuseth was right; I was abnormal , an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.

    Synonyms

    * aberrant, anomalous, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, irregular, odd, strange, unusual.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or object that is not normal.

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