perversion

[ per-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of perverting.
2. the state of being perverted. perverted.
3. a perverted perverted form of something.
4. any of various means of obtaining sexual gratification that are generally regarded as being abnormal.
5. Pathology. a change to what is unnatural or abnormal:

   a perversion of function or structure.

perversion

/ pəˈvɜːʃən /

noun

1. any abnormal means of obtaining sexual satisfaction
2. the act of perverting or the state of being perverted
3. a perverted form or usage

Other Words From

• nonper·version noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of perversion¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin perversiōn- (stem of perversiō ). See perverse, -ion

Example Sentences

The singer identifies as queer - something that Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard described as a perversion.

From BBC

"This campaign is about a recognition that, frankly, over the last several years, there's been this kind of perversion that has taken place, I think," Harris said.

From Salon

Orban has used tax dollars, his control of the media and perversion of the education system to push an ethnocentric, nativist ideology, she explained.

From Salon

Advocates say the technology simply takes the principle of efficient pricing to its logical extreme; critics say it’s unfair, discriminatory and a perversion of free-market capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times

Our state’s housing crisis is a big part of the explanation, and one cause of the crisis is the perversion of a well-intentioned 1970 law, the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA.

From Los Angeles Times