perversion

noun per·ver·sion \ pər-ˈvər-zhən , -shən \

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

Examples: perversion in a Sentence

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

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
This was serial misconduct and perversion on the part of Mr. Trump.

— alex shephard, New Republic, "Is Donald Trump’s #MeToo immunity coming to an end?," 11 Dec. 2017
Principled Christian leaders, including the National Association of Evangelicals and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, have rejected these perversions, in particular Trump’s refusal to help refugees.

— william saletan, Slate Magazine, "How Trump is warping Christianity for his own gain.," 3 Feb. 2017
This is a gross perversion of justice and is corrosive to American policy.

— oren litwin, National Review, "Terrorism Financing: It’s Time to Take Care of Unfinished Business," 6 Oct. 2017

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