perversion
perversion is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use. "Violations and perversions of the laws." Bacon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- agent
- away
- bad
- bewilder
- blind
- catachresis
- college
- coloring
- conceal
- construction
- cross
- cross-reading
- deceive
- detort
- distort
- error
- exaggeration
- explain
- false
- falsification
- falsify
- garble
- give
- government
- indoctrination
- leading
- lie
- lying
- meaning
- misacceptation
- misapplication
- misapply
- misapprehend
- misapprehension
- misconceive
- misconstruction
- misconstrue
- miscorrect
- misdescribe
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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