Noun: perversion pu(r)'vur-zhun
- The action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)
"it was a perversion of justice"
- An aberrant sexual practice
"What was once considered sexual perversion is now often viewed as a variation of human sexuality";
- sexual perversion
- A curve that reverses the direction of something
"the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"
Derived forms: perversions
Type of: actus reus, curve, curved shape, misconduct, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
Encyclopedia: Perversion