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perversion
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  1. perversion
  2. sexual perversion

per·ver·sion

noun \pər-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\

Definition of PERVERSION

1
: the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
2
: a perverted form; especially : an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual
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Examples of PERVERSION

  1. They fought against perversion of the health-care system.
  2. <claimed that rap and rock music were responsible for the perversion of the nation's young people>

First Known Use of PERVERSION

14th century

Related to PERVERSION

Synonyms
abjection, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissipation, dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, corruption, pervertedness, rakishness, turpitude

Rhymes with PERVERSION

aspersion, aversion, coercion, conversion, dispersion, diversion, emersion, eversion, excursion, immersion, incursion, inversion, recursion, reversion, submersion, subversion

per·ver·sion

noun \pər-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PERVERSION

1
: the action of perverting or the condition of being perverted
2
: an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual

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