Perversion

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of perverting.
  • noun. The state of being perverted.
  • noun. A sexual practice or act considered abnormal or deviant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of perverting; a turning from truth or propriety; a diverting from the true intent or object; change to something worse.
  • noun. In mathematics, the operation of passing from any figure to another like the image of the former in a plane mirror; also, same as perverse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
  • noun. The state of being perverted; depravity; viciousness.
  • noun. A sexual practice or act considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality.
  • noun. An instance of such abnormal activity or behaviour; rape.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)
  • noun. an aberrant sexual practice
  • noun. a curve that reverses the direction of something
  • Word Usage
    "And such a perversion is their saying that the Word hath inherent and positive power and I take refuge with"