Perversion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Perversion is a noun meaning The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
Meaning
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
More Meanings
- 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.
- (geometry) Tendril perversion.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- perversions
Synonyms for perversion
Depending on context, synonyms include abasement, corruption, debauchment, adulteration, debasement, defilement.
Antonyms for perversion
Common opposites include normophilia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perversity, depravity, corruption, wickedness, evil, deformation.
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