different between perverted vs perversion

English

Adjective

perverted (comparative more perverted, superlative most perverted)

1. Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
2. (sometimes derogatory) Of, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex.
3. Misrepresented, altered or distorted.

Translations

Synonyms

• pervy (less formal)

Antonyms

• normophilic

Derived terms

• pervalicious (delicious + perverted)
• pervertedly
• pervertedness

Verb

perverted

1. simple past tense and past participle of pervert

English

Etymology

From Latin perversio, from pervertere (“corrupt”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)??n

Noun

perversion (countable and uncountable, plural perversions)

1. The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
2. The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
3. A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance.
4. (geometry) Tendril perversion.

Antonyms

• normophilia

Related terms

• perverse
• pervert
• perverted
• pervertedness

Translations

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} perversie (nl)
• Slovene: ^{(please verify)} pervêrzija f
• Turkish: ^{(please verify)} sap?kl?k (tr) sapk?nl?k (tr)

Anagrams

• overripens

Finnish

Noun

perversion

1. Genitive singular form of perversio.

French

Etymology

From Latin perversi?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.v??.sj??/

Noun

perversion f (plural perversions)

1. perversion

Related terms

• pervertir

Further reading

• “perversion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).