nnoun.shapea curve that reverses the direction of somethingExamples:- the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion
- perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords
Hypernyms:curve curved shape
Inherited Hypernyms:perversioncurvelineshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actan aberrant sexual practiceSynset:sexual perversion
Hypernyms:sex sex activity sexual activity sexual practice
Inherited Hypernyms:perversionsexual activitybodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:anal intercourseanal sexbuggeryheadoral sexparaphiliasodomy
Full Hyponyms:cock suckingcunnilingusexhibitionismfellatiofetishismoral sexparaphiliapederastypedophiliasodomysoixante-neufvoyeurismzoophilia
nnoun.actthe action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)Examples:- it was a perversion of justice
Derivationally Related Form:pervert
Hypernyms:actus reus misconduct wrongdoing wrongful conduct
Inherited Hypernyms:perversionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity