perversion

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /pɚˈvɜrʒən/ UK /pəˈvɜːʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course

It was a perversion of justice to free him.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a distortion or corruption... distortion corruption debasement misuse twisting subversion aberration

Opposites

correctionrectification

Word family

Related forms pervert perverse perverted perverseness

Etymology

From Latin perversionem, from pervertere ('to turn the wrong way, corrupt'), from per- ('thoroughly') + vertere ('to turn').

pervertere Latin vertere Latin *wert- Proto-Indo-European

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# perversion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɚˈvɜrʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈvɜːʃən/

## Meanings
1. a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course

## Examples
- It was a perversion of justice to free him.

## Synonyms
- distortion
- corruption
- debasement
- misuse
- twisting
- subversion
- aberration

## Antonyms
- correction
- rectification

## Related Forms
- pervert
- perverse
- perverted
- perverseness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pervertere
- Root: vertere
- Root: *wert-

## Etymology
From Latin perversionem, from pervertere ('to turn the wrong way, corrupt'), from per- ('thoroughly') + vertere ('to turn').

## AI Etymology
Perversion comes from Latin perversionem, from pervertere ('to turn the wrong way, corrupt'), from per- ('thoroughly') + vertere ('to turn'). The etymological trail includes Latin pervertere, Latin vertere, and Proto-Indo-European *wert-. As a noun, perversion means a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course. The same family is visible in related forms such as pervert, perverse, perverted, and perverseness. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Education & Learning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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