perversion
Pronunciation: /pəˈvɜː.ʒən/
The English word “perversion” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
- The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
- Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
- A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English perversion.
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