perversion /per·ver·sion/ (per-ver´zhun)
perversion
perversion [per-ver´zhun]
1. deviation from the normal course.
2. sexual perversion; see under deviation.
per·ver·sion (p r-vûr zhn)n. A practice or act, especially one that is sexual in nature, considered abnormal or deviant. |
perversion
[pərvur′shən]
Etymology: L, pervertere, to turn about
1 any deviation from what is considered normal or natural.
2 the act of causing a change from what is normal or natural.
3
Usage notes: informal.
(in psychiatry) any of a number of sexual practices that deviate from what is considered normal adult behavior. See also paraphilia. perversion [per-ver´zhun]
1. deviation from the normal course; a morbid alteration of function which may occur in emotional, intellectual, or volitional fields.
2. sexual deviation.
sexual perversion sexual deviation.
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