perversion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /pəɾˈvɛɾ.ʒən/ (Scotland)
- pər-vûr′zhən
- /pəɹˈvɜɹ.ʒən/ (Canada, General-American)
- /pəˈvøː.ʒən/ (New-Zealand)
- /pʌɾˈvɛɾ.ʒʌn/ (Scotland)
- /pəˈvɜː.ʒən/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English perversion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
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(countable, uncountable) Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
After all, the great error in human judgment is not so much wilful perversion, as that we judge according to situation, and always make that situation our own ; while the chances are, that we really have not one thought, feeling, or habit, in common with those on whom we yet think ourselves qualified to decide.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 61–62:
- (countable, uncountable) A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of tendril perversion.
alt of tendril perversion
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perversions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
tendril perversion · furversion
Relateds
pervert · perverted · perverse · pervertedness · perversive
Synonyms
turpitude · corruption · peccability · degradation · corruption · iniquity · defilement · sinfulness · perversion · pollution · turpitude · degeneracy · sinfulness · perversion · degeneracy · depravity · misdoing · debauchment · misguilt · debasement · depravation · depravement · baseness · abasement · pravity · corruption · vitiation · obliquity · wickedness · debauchment · pollution · sin · defilement · warp · impurification · abasement · profanation · malignity · depravation · lewdity · adulteration · impurity · wrongdoing · depravedness
Translations (28)
de Abartigkeit (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · hy այլասերում (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · tr sapma (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · de Pervertierung (distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something) · de Entwürdigung (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · ru извраще́ние (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · tr bozulma (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · hi विकृति (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · ja 変態 (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · hi कुरुचि (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · hi विकार (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · el διαστροφή (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · ru перве́рсия (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · fr perversion (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · hi विपर्यास (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · he סְטִיָּה (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · el διαστροφή (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · hy այլասերվածություն (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · ru извраще́ние (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · de Demütigung (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · tr sapıklık (a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality) · tr yozlaşma (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · tr sapkınlık (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · hy այլասերում (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · ru извращённость (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · de Perversion (the state of being perverted; depravity; vice) · sv perversion (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement) · de Pervertierung (the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement)