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perversion

per·ver·sion

UK/pəˈvøː.ʒən/ US/pəˈvɜː.ʒən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a curve that reverses the direction of something

  • “the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion”
  • “perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords”
3.

the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)

  • “it was a perversion of justice”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English perversion.

Phrases

  • tendril perversion

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