perversion

perversion

noun

Definition of PERVERSION

1

a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior <claimed that rap and rock music were responsible for the perversion of the nation's young people>

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

Related Words evil, immorality, sinfulness, villainy, wickedness; filth, gangrene, rot, squalor

Near Antonyms goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue

2

incorrect or improper use <if there's a hidden charge for the service, then that's a perversion of the word “free”>

Synonyms abuse, misapplication, misemployment, misusage, misutilization, perversion

Related Words mishandling, mismanagement, mismanaging; ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment, mistreatment; damage, destruction, ruin, spoiling, wrecking; corruption, debasement, desecration, profanation, prostitution

Near Antonyms application, employment, use, utilization