perversion
19
8.8
- noun
- /pərˈvɜrʒən/
- Offensive
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perversión sexual
- And I think that in social media, there's sort of this weird perversion where it's less about your craft and it's more about marketing yourself, branding yourself.
- sexual perversion
Beast's child targeted content to hide A deep sexual perversion.
- Beast's child targeted content to hide A deep sexual perversion.
- So violence, delinquency, pervert, sexual perversions.
Examples
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"The evils of slavery and perversion must not and will not be tolerated on our shores," Donaldina concluded.
Fiction book (1997) -
People have a right to know about their perversions.
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I will never subject myself to such perversion again.
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Agree with God that your sexual perversion is wrong and is a sin.
Blog text (10) -
God once said that because of sexual perversion, "the land vomited out its inhabitants."
Blog text (25) -
And very, very often accusations of immorality or perversion or sexual transgression are made against enemies.
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The logic of this reading would equate Margherita's sexual desires with such perversions of the free love movement.
Academic text (2017) -
If he satirizes these allusions to Ana's sexual perversion, he also traces her neurosis to a form of sexual trauma.
Academic text (2003) -
Many people in the community believe that his behavior is a complete perversion of traditional values.
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The documentary explored various forms of perversion that challenge societal norms about sexuality.
Synonyms
19
9.9
A sexual attraction to children who are too young to say yes
12
6.3
Behavior or speech people find offensive and wrong
4
7.9
Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive
4
9.6
Strong desire for sex and actions that offend other people
2
9.1
Sexual behavior that most societies see as not normal or not acceptable
1
9.9
An unusual sexual interest or behavior that most people do not share
1
7.0
Sex between people that many groups or religions call wrong
1
9.9
A way of acting that uses sexual words and images to shock or excite people
1
9.4
To feel sexual excitement from an object or body part not usually seen as sexual
1
9.5
Deliberately showing your private parts in public for sexual excitement or attention
Sexual behavior that people in a society see as wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
2
9.1
Sexual behavior that most societies see as not normal or not acceptable
How Deviant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perversion comes from the Latin parts per- 'away' and vertere 'to turn', so it originally meant 'turning away'. A helpful way to remember the sexual meaning is that it came to mean actions that 'turn away' from what a society sees as normal or acceptable.