Perversion Meaning
/pəˈvɜː.ʒən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
nounThe state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
Sentence Examples
Your red cheeks give away your perversion.
Homosexuality is not a sexual perversion. Any psychology manual will confirm this for you.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The movie depicted a ____ of justice where the villain went free.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The court heard evidence of a serious ____ of justice that had led to an innocent man being imprisoned.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English perversion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"After all, the great error in human judgment is not so much wilful perversion, as that we judge according to situation, and always make that situation our own ; while the chances are, that we really have not one thought, feeling, or habit, in common with those on whom we yet think ourselves qualified to decide."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 61–62:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The movie depicted a ____ of justice where the villain went free.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The court heard evidence of a serious ____ of justice that had led to an innocent man being imprisoned.