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English noun: perversion | |||
| 1. | perversion (shape) a curve that reverses the direction of something | ||
| Samples | The tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion. Perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape | ||
| 2. | perversion (act) an aberrant sexual practice | ||
| Synonyms | sexual perversion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anal intercourse, anal sex, buggery, head, oral sex, paraphilia, sodomy | ||
| 3. | perversion (act) the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use) | ||
| Samples | It was a perversion of justice. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct | ||
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