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perversion

Pronunciation: /pəˈvəːʃ(ə)n/
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Definition of perversion

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something:the thing which most disturbed him was the perversion of language and truth [count noun]:a scandalous perversion of the law
  • 2sexual behaviour that is considered abnormal and unacceptable: his book revolutionized ideas about sexual perversion [count noun]: he indulged in most perversions you could care to name

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin perversio(n-), from the verb pervertere 'turn about' (see pervert)

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