perversion
noun
, -shən\
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Synonyms for perversion
Synonyms
abjection, corruption, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissipation, dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, pervertedness, rakishness, turpitude
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The social-media insult, a form of art President Donald Trump has perfected, is illustrative of those perversions. — Noah Rothman, National Review, "Kevin Williamson’s Revolt against the Hivemind," 25 July 2019 They are supposed to be a purveyor of justice and this has become a perversion of justice. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, "Girl, 16, Raped and Killed While Leaving Library in 1980 — Now Her Killers Are Set to Be Released," 17 June 2019 Offences relating to the perversion or obstruction of the course of justice. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "These are all the crimes Hong Kong is considering extraditing people for under a new law," 7 June 2019 The practice is known as rule by law, a perversion of what its practitioners like to claim is the rule of law. — Fox News, "Hun Sen plays hardball to keep his grip on Cambodia," 31 July 2018 While that may provide a path to business success for a struggling media industry, some see it as a corporate perversion of a public good – the airwaves. — Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, "As news ownership consolidates, will local TV become more partisan?," 13 July 2018 Factory farming is a perversion of those values, and a movement away from factory farming is a return to those values. — Amy Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, "‘Eating Animals’ documentary bites into meat industry," 24 June 2018 Everyone is friendly enough, and there's the right amount of perversion. — Dan Savage, Chicago Reader, "What to do when someone horns in on all the action at the orgy," 23 May 2018 And that's a real perversion of what ought to happen. — Ryan D'agostino, Esquire, "The Drugging of the American Boy," 27 Mar. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perversion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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