perversion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a curve that reverses the direction of something
  2. noun an aberrant sexual practice
  3. noun the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)

Etymology

From Latin perversio, from pervertere (“corrupt”).

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