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- Dictionaryperversion/pəˈvəːʃn/
noun
- 1. distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something: "the thing which most disturbed him was the perversion of language and truth" Similar
- 2. sexual behaviour that is considered abnormal and unacceptable: "his book revolutionized ideas about sexual perversion" Similar
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PERVERSION definition: 1. sexual behaviour that is considered strange and unpleasant by most people: 2. the changing of…. Learn more.
perversion: [noun] the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted.
Although most often used to refer to some sort of psychological corruption or abnormal behavior (usually sexual), the word perversion can actually refer to anything that is used for a distorted or wrong purpose.
Perversion definition: the act of perverting. . See examples of PERVERSION used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. any abnormal means of obtaining sexual satisfaction 2. the act of perverting or the state of being perverted 3..... Click for more definitions.
the perversion of justice Her account was a perversion of the truth. Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin perversio(n-) , from the verb pervertere ‘turn about’, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
perversion - the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice" actus reus , wrongful conduct , misconduct , wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
