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   per·ver·sion

   /pərˈvərZH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the alteration of something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended: "a scandalous perversion of the law" Similar distortionmisrepresentationfalsificationtravestymisinterpretationmisconstructiontwistingcorruptionsubversionmisusemisapplicationdebasement
   • 2. sexual behavior or desire that is considered abnormal or unacceptable: "his book revolutionized ideas about sexual perversion" Similar deviancedeviancydeviationunnaturalnesscorruptiondepravitydegeneracydebaucheryvicewickednessimmoralityaberrationabnormalityperversityirregularityinformal:kinkiness

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin perversio(n-), from the verb pervertere ‘turn about’ (see pervert).

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