PERVERSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was a perversion of justice
   Hypernyms(s) perversion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wrongdoing (what does wrongdoing mean?)
   • wrongful conduct (what does wrongful conduct mean?)
   • misconduct (what does misconduct mean?)
   • actus reus (what does actus reus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pervert (what does pervert mean?)
   • misuse (what does misuse mean?)
   • abuse (what does abuse mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse
   Synonym(s)
   • sexual perversion (what does sexual perversion mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) perversion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sexual activity (what does sexual activity mean?)
   • sexual practice (what does sexual practice mean?)
   • sex (what does sex mean?)
   • sex activity (what does sex activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • paraphilia (what does paraphilia mean?)
   • sodomy (what does sodomy mean?)
   • buggery (what does buggery mean?)
   • anal sex (what does anal sex mean?)
   • anal intercourse (what does anal intercourse mean?)
   • oral sex (what does oral sex mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a curve that reverses the direction of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion
   • perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords
   Hypernyms(s) perversion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • curved shape (what does curved shape mean?)