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 Word Forms

• nonperversion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of perversion¹

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

Example Sentences

"It was never going to end well, and his downfall was inevitable. Eventually his lies caught up with him and he is now facing the consequences of his deceit, and his perversions."

From BBC

Redford derided not only crookedness but the perversion of procedure and hard work that resulted in the privileged mounting their success on the backs of others.

From Salon

Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., called the arrests a “gross abuse of federal resources” and a “disturbing perversion of justice.”

From Salon

Additionally, the writers indict the perversions committed in the name of Christianity, whether in Gilead or these United States, in ways that have particular resonance in these concluding episodes.

From Salon

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

From BBC