Answer: perverts

AnswerCrossword Clue
PERVERTSDeliberately misconstrues
PERVERTSMisapplies
PERVERTSDepraves
pervertsPERVERT, to turn away from the right course of action
pervertsLead (someone) away from what is considered right, natural, or acceptable
pervertsAlter (something) from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended