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perverts

[/ˈpɜːrvɜːrts/ (noun), /pərˈvɜːrts/ (verb)]
noun/verbpl: perverts (noun plural)
pervertidos/pervertidas (noun); perverte (verb)
1. people who engage in sexually abnormal or deviant behavior
The authorities arrested several perverts in the sting operation.
As autoridades prenderam vários pervertidos na operação encoberta.
2. third person singular present tense of 'pervert': to alter or corrupt from the original course or meaning
He perverts the facts to suit his argument.
Ele perverte os fatos para adequar seu argumento.
3. people who engage in behavior considered morally or socially unacceptable
The group was denounced as perverts by conservative groups.
O grupo foi denunciado como pervertidos por grupos conservadores.
NYC Slang
freaks, creeps, sickos
Synonyms
deviantsdegeneratescorruptorsdistorters
Antonyms
puritansmoralistsreformers

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pervertidos
common usage for noun form
São Paulo
pervertidos/desviados
desviados also used colloquially
Portugal
pervertidos
standard European Portuguese term
Lusophone Africa
pervertidos
consistent usage across regions

Related Idioms & Phrases

pervert the course of justice
pervert someone's morals
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