perversion
The action of perverting someone or somethingThe action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
» Your red cheeks give away your perversion.
Deine roten Wangen verraten deine Perversion. — MUIRIEL
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
Entwürdigung, Demütigung, Pervertierung
извраще́ниеizvraščénije
the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)
(countable, uncountable)The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
Perversion, Abartigkeit
извращённостьizvraščónnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
Pervertierung
(countable, uncountable)A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality.
извраще́ниеizvraščénije, перве́рсияpervérsija
an aberrant sexual practice
Examples
5 sentencesYour red cheeks give away your perversion.
deDeine roten Wangen verraten deine Perversion. — MUIRIEL
Homosexuality is not a sexual perversion. Any psychology manual will confirm this for you.
Гомосексуальність не є сексуальним збоченням. Будь-який посібник з психології підтвердить це для вас. — Ahha
ruГомосексуальность не является половым извращением. Тебе подтвердит это любое пособие по психологии. — girasole
We all have to commit to getting rid of this perversion to our culture.
There are many sexual perversions.
Harnessing electricity, said the man with the bongos, is a sinful perversion of the earth's resources.
ruИспользование электричества, сказал человек с бонгами, греховное извращение ресурсов земли. — maks
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English perversion.Inherited from Middle English perversion.
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Forms
plural: perversions| Singular | perversion |
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regular
Synonyms
34 synonyms- an aberrant sexual practice:sexual perversion
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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