perversion

noun

per·ver·sion | \ 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 in a Sentence

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

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They are supposed to be a purveyor of justice and this has become a perversion of justice. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, "Girl, 16, Raped and Killed While Leaving Library in 1980 — Now Her Killers Are Set to Be Released," 17 June 2019 Offences relating to the perversion or obstruction of the course of justice. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "These are all the crimes Hong Kong is considering extraditing people for under a new law," 7 June 2019 The practice is known as rule by law, a perversion of what its practitioners like to claim is the rule of law. — Fox News, "Hun Sen plays hardball to keep his grip on Cambodia," 31 July 2018 While that may provide a path to business success for a struggling media industry, some see it as a corporate perversion of a public good – the airwaves. — Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, "As news ownership consolidates, will local TV become more partisan?," 13 July 2018 Factory farming is a perversion of those values, and a movement away from factory farming is a return to those values. — Amy Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, "‘Eating Animals’ documentary bites into meat industry," 24 June 2018 Everyone is friendly enough, and there's the right amount of perversion. — Dan Savage, Chicago Reader, "What to do when someone horns in on all the action at the orgy," 23 May 2018 And that's a real perversion of what ought to happen. — Ryan D'agostino, Esquire, "The Drugging of the American Boy," 27 Mar. 2014 Drag, to Charles, is about the perversion of our understanding of gender, and by extension, ourselves. — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, "Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV?," 24 Jan. 2018

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