perversion
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per·ver·sion
(pər-vûr′zhən)n.
1.
a. The act of perverting.
b. The state of being perverted.
2. A sexual practice or act considered abnormal or deviant.
per·ver′sive (-sĭv, -zĭv) adj.
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perversion
(pəˈvɜːʃən)n
1. (Psychology) any abnormal means of obtaining sexual satisfaction
2. the act of perverting or the state of being perverted
3. a perverted form or usage
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per•ver•sion
(pərˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən)n.
1. the act of perverting.
2. the state of being perverted.
3. a perverted form of something.
4. any of various sexual practices that are commonly regarded as being abnormal.
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Noun | 1. | perversion - a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords" curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
2. | perversion - an aberrant sexual practice; sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" anal intercourse - intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman head - oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head" | |
3. | perversion - the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice" actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
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perversion
noun
1. deviation, vice, abnormality, aberration, kink (Brit. informal), wickedness, depravity, immorality, debauchery, unnaturalness, kinkiness (slang), vitiation The most frequent sexual perversion is fetishism.
2. distortion, twisting, corruption, misuse, misrepresentation, misinterpretation, falsification a monstrous perversion of justice
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perversion
noun1. Wrong, often corrupt use:
2. Degrading, immoral acts or habits:
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Translations
إعْتِداء عَلى العَدالَه أو حَرْفُهاعَمَل مُنْحَرِف
překrucovánízvrhlost
forhindringperversitet
elferdítésperverzió
afbökun, spillingöfuguggaháttur
prekrucovanie
ayartmaçarpıtma
perversion
[pəˈvɜːʃən] N (Med, Psych) → perversión f; [of justice] → deformación f; [of truth, facts] → tergiversación fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
perversion
n
(= distortion: of truth etc) → Verzerrung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
perversion
[pəˈvɜːʃ/ən] n (Psych) → perversione f; (of justice, truth) → travisamento, pervertimentoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pervert
(pəˈvəːt) verb1. to change (something) from what is normal or right. to pervert the course of justice.
2. to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.
(ˈpəːvəːt) noun a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.
perˈversion (-ʃən) noun1. (the) act of perverting. a perversion of justice.
2. a perverted act. He is capable of any perversion.
perˈverted adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
per·ver·sion
n. perversión, desviación depravada, gen. de índole sexual.
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