perversion

See also: perversión

English

Etymology

From Latin perversio, from pervertere (“corrupt”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʃən

Noun

perversion (countable and uncountable, plural perversions)

1. The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
2. The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
3. A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance.
4. (geometry) Tendril perversion.

Antonyms

• normophilia

Related terms

• perverse
• pervert
• perverted
• pervertedness

Translations

action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement

• Armenian: այլասերում (hy) (aylaserum)
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• Russian: извраще́ние (ru) n (izvraščénije)

state of being perverted; depravity; vice

• Armenian: այլասերում (hy) (aylaserum), այլասերվածություն (hy) (aylaservacutʻyun)
• Greek: διαστροφή (el) f (diastrofí)
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• Russian: извращённость (ru) f (izvraščónnostʹ)

sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality

• French: perversion (fr)
• Greek: διαστροφή (el) f (diastrofí)
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• Russian: извраще́ние (ru) n (izvraščénije), перве́рсия (ru) f (pervérsija)

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} perversie (nl)
• Slovene: ^{(please verify)} pervêrzija f
• Turkish: ^{(please verify)} sapıklık (tr) sapkınlık (tr)

Anagrams

• overripens

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Finnish

Noun

perversion

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of perversio

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French

Etymology

From Latin [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/

Noun

perversion f (plural perversions)

1. perversion