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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

/ əˈɜːʃə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perversion1

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

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

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"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.

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

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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.

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