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perversion
- /pəˈvɜː.ʒən/ Australia, UK
- /pəɹˈvɜɹ.ʒən/ Canada, US
- /pəˈvøː.ʒən/ New Zealand
- /pəɾˈvɛɾ.ʒən/ Scotland
- /pʌɾˈvɛɾ.ʒʌn/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən
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Inherited from Middle English perversion.
noun perversions
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The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
Similar: abasement, corruption, debauchment, adulteration, debasement, defilement, depravation, depravement, impurification, perversion, pollution, profanation
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The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
Similar: degeneracy, sinfulness, turpitude, warp, baseness, corruption, defilement, degradation, depravation, depravedness, depravity, impurity
- 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 qualifie
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A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality.
Opposite: normophilia
- Ellipsis of tendril perversion
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noun the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement
| Deutsch | Entwürdigung, Demütigung, Pervertierung |
|---|---|
| Русский | извраще́ние izvraščénije |
noun the state of being perverted; depravity; vice
| Deutsch | Perversion, Abartigkeit |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διαστροφή diastrofí |
| Русский | извращённость izvraščónnostʹ |
| עברית | סְטִיָּה stiyá |
noun distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something
| Deutsch | Pervertierung |
|---|
noun a sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality
| 日本語 | 変態 hentai |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विपर्यास viparyās, कुरुचि kuruci, विकार vikār, विकृति vikŕti |
| Français | perversion |
| Ελληνικά | διαστροφή diastrofí |
| Русский | извраще́ние izvraščénije, перве́рсия pervérsija |
Talk about this word "perversion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perversion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perversion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perversion "perversion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perversion.Cite this
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title = {perversion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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