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
Recent Examples of perversion from the Web
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But as social-justice advocates continually broaden their demands, perversions of social justice begin to do damage, like the excesses of any ideology insufficiently checked by analytic rigor and diversity.
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Members of the gay community faced a serious threat of being jailed, blackmailed, institutionalized, killed, or even lobotomized for what was then labeled as a sexual perversion and/or mental disorder.
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Nikolay Bayev, Aleksey Kiselev and Nikolay Alekseyev staged protests between 2009 and 2012, holding banners stating that homosexuality is natural and normal, and not a perversion, according to the court ruling.
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Perversion of a black man’s attempt to take care of himself doesn’t come in the form of a pickup with floodlights and a Confederate flag.
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If Wednesday's attack in Kabul is any indication, the perversion of Ramadan by such militant outfits will haunt us for years to come.
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This may require a more aggressive approach: a more intense focus on the leakers in the Administration, for instance, coupled with a claim that the various investigations into Trump constitute a perversion of democracy.
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To give them the space to crush us with misappropriated secrets is a perversion of what our great Constitution stands for.
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But this new interpretation of Anne also treats a young, female character with the attention and focus often reserved for difficult men and the perversions of their machismo.
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First Known Use of perversion
14th century
PERVERSION Defined for English Language Learners
perversion
playDefinition of perversion for English Language Learners
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: sexual behavior that people think is not normal or natural
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: something that improperly changes something good
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: the process of improperly changing something that is good
Medical Dictionary
perversion
playMedical 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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