Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perversion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perversion \Per*ver"sion\, n. [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion.
See {Pervert}.]
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. ``Violations and perversions of the
laws.'' --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perversion
n 1: an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal
intercourse [syn: {sexual perversion}]
2: the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong
use); "it was a perversion of justice"
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