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Adjective

(of a person or their actions) Characterized by abnormal and morally unacceptable practices or tendencies

In an adulterated or corrupt state

Immoral, unprincipled or evil in nature

Morbid or gruesome in nature or appearance

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying

Past tense for to alter something from its true state or meaning, typically to deceive

Past tense for to apply improperly or incorrectly in an almost obscene way

Past tense for to decrease the value, character, purity or quality of

Past tense for to divert or turn something in another direction

Past tense for to influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money

Past tense for to mimic, typically humorously

Past tense for to give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

Past tense for to administer wrongly or badly

Past tense for to interpret erroneously, or to understand incorrectly

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Adjective

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(of a person or their actions) Characterized by abnormal and morally unacceptable practices or tendencies

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

vulgarized^US

vulgarised^UK

off-colour^UK

no better than one should be

off-color^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

untrammeled^US

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“The ego's perverted version of this noble drive is the desire for power and control, the urge to conquer the world.”

Adjective

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In an adulterated or corrupt state

“Our systems will be ever conjectural and hypothetical because they are based on incomplete and perverted data.”

Adjective

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Immoral, unprincipled or evil in nature

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

red in tooth and claw

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

potentially dishonest

phony^US

phoney^UK

without law and order

ruled out

not allowed

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Adjective

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Morbid or gruesome in nature or appearance

somber^US

sombre^UK

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Adjective

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Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

specialised^UK

specialized^US

flakey^US

flaky^UK

customized^US

customised^UK

marvellous^UK

previously unencountered

outside one's experience

marvelous^US

like nothing on earth

phony^US

phoney^UK

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Verb

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Past tense for to alter something from its true state or meaning, typically to deceive

coloured^UK

colored^US

biassed^UK

biased^US

quoted out of context

put words in someone's mouth

gave a false account of

given a false account of

moulded^UK

molded^US

maneuvered^US

manoeuvred^UK

dramatized^US

given a false idea of

arranged fraudulently

dramatised^UK

gave a false impression of

given a false impression of

blew smoke

blown smoke

put the wrong slant on

twisted someone's words

gave a false picture of

given a false picture of

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“All of them, more often intentionally than not, distort or pervert the facts to fit their own beliefs or interests.”

Verb

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Past tense for to apply improperly or incorrectly in an almost obscene way

“When, therefore, they are found to pervert the laws, the people have a remedy by impeachment.”

Verb

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Past tense for to decrease the value, character, purity or quality of

bastardised^UK

bastardized^US

prostituted

deteriorated

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

tarnished

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

treated sacrilegiously

vandalized^US

vandalised^UK

treated with disrespect

dragged down

blasphemed against

committed sacrilege against

vulgarized^US

vulgarised^UK

lowered the status of

coloured^UK

biassed^UK

biased^US

dehumanized^US

colored^US

dehumanised^UK

dragged through the mud

reduced the status of

put someone in their place

made someone eat crow

made someone eat humble pie

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

settled someone's hash

own

defamed

set back

taken down a peg or two

took down a peg or two

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

put out of countenance

cast a slur

put in a bad light

had the last laugh on

libeled^US

libelled^UK

forced to eat humble pie

brought shame on

dragged through the mire

made someone feel ashamed

gotten the better of

caused to feel small

tarred and feathered

taken the wind out of your sails

given a black eye

brought into disrepute

took the wind out of your sails

showed in a bad light

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“They wanted no untruthful elements to pervert the purity of their fellowship.”

Verb

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Past tense for to divert or turn something in another direction

“The defendants were charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.”

Verb

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Past tense for to influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money

gave an inducement to

given an inducement to

got to

gotten to

gave someone a backhander

given someone a backhander

gave someone a sweetener

given someone a sweetener

sweetened the pot with

maneuvered^US

given a backhander to

gave a sweetener to

fiddled

twisted

manoeuvred^UK

prearranged the result of

pulled strings

preordered

framed

predetermined the result of

precontrived

preplanned

predesigned

arranged fraudulently

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Past tense for to mimic, typically humorously

satirised^UK

satirized^US

done an impression of

did a takeoff of

done a takeoff of

took the piss out of

taken the piss out of

dramatized^US

dramatised^UK

passed oneself off as

did an impersonation of

done an impersonation of

followed in footsteps

purported to be

tried to be like

appeared

modeled^US

epitomized^US

modelled^UK

took part

taken part

laughed

represented oneself as

pulled someone's chain

snickered at

amused

smiled at

treated contemptuously

epitomised^UK

played to the gallery

brought down the house

made fun

treated with contempt

followed the example of

taken leaf out of book

took leaf out of book

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Verb

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Past tense for to give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

gave wrong information to

given wrong information to

led down the garden path

led up the garden path

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

gave someone a bum steer

given someone a bum steer

pulled the wool over someone's eyes

threw off the scent

thrown off the scent

sent on a wild goose chase

victimised^UK

victimized^US

given the wrong impression

gave the wrong impression

not told the truth

stretched the truth

said something untrue

led up garden path

told a terminological inexactitude

departed from the truth

taken to the cleaners

took to the cleaners

chiseled^US

chiselled^UK

maneuvered^US

manoeuvred^UK

played fast and loose with

sent on a wild-goose chase

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Verb

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Past tense for to administer wrongly or badly

Verb

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Past tense for to interpret erroneously, or to understand incorrectly

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