perversion
noun
per·ver·sion
pər-ˈvər-zhən 
-shən
1
: the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
2
: a perverted form
especially
: an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual
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Examples of perversion in a Sentence
They fought against perversion of the health-care system.
claimed that rap and rock music were responsible for the perversion of the nation's young people
Recent Examples on the Web
But its application to human pathogens is an obvious perversion of that objective.
—
Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Because yes: The artifice was extreme, the wave was mediocre, and the whole thing was aggressively unnatural, near, and perhaps well beyond, the point of perversion.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 29 May 2024
This attempt at lowering royalty payments to an already beleaguered songwriter community is in the worst bad faith and a perversion of the Copyright Royalty Board settlement that the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the National Music Publishers Assn.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 May 2024
As recently as 2017, the church called homosexuality a perversion.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
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Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Because yes: The artifice was extreme, the wave was mediocre, and the whole thing was aggressively unnatural, near, and perhaps well beyond, the point of perversion.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 29 May 2024
This attempt at lowering royalty payments to an already beleaguered songwriter community is in the worst bad faith and a perversion of the Copyright Royalty Board settlement that the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the National Music Publishers Assn.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 May 2024
As recently as 2017, the church called homosexuality a perversion.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for perversion
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“Perversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perversion. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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perversion
noun
per·ver·sion
pər-ˈvər-zhən
1
a
: the action of perverting
b
: the state of being perverted
2
: abnormal sexual behavior
Medical Definition
perversion
noun
per·ver·sion
pər-ˈvər-zhən, -shən
1
: the action of perverting or the condition of being perverted
2
: an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual
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