What is the meaning of perversion?

noun

  • A curve that reverses the direction of something.
    • usage: "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"
  • An aberrant sexual practice;.
  • The action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use. )
    • usage: "it was a perversion of justice"
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