Synonyms for perversion
Most common
sin corruption abomination depravity desecration debasement sophistry twisting
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Corruption — the state of being perverted; depravity; vice
corruption, depravity, abomination, sin, distortion, defilement, degeneracy, sinfulness, degradation, malignity, turpitude, iniquity, baseness, impurity, obliquity, warp, vitiation, misdoing, depravation, lewdity, wickedness, degeneration
2. Debasement — the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement
debasement, abuse, desecration, misuse, prostitution, adulteration, abasement, profanation, misemployment, debauchment, depravement dated
3. Sophistry
sophistry, misinterpretation, prevarication, misrepresentation, falsification, gloss, garbling
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
- n. 2
The state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
- n. 3
Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
Related words
- Word family
- perverse perversive pervert perverted
Forms
- Plural
- perversions → corruptions, depravities, abominations, sins…
Example sentences
- sin Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
- corruption A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
- abomination This aspic of yours with fish is such an abomination.
- depravity Depravity is becoming the norm in modern life.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| perversion | steady | |
| sin | rising | |
| corruption | rising | |
| abomination | rising | |
| depravity | rising | |
| desecration | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- warp1
- 5 letters
- abuse2, gloss1
- 6 letters
- misuse2
- 7 letters
- lewdity
- 8 letters
- twisting2, iniquity4, impurity4, baseness, garbling2, misdoing
- 9 letters
- depravity4, turpitude3, sophistry3, obliquity, abasement, malignity, vitiation
- 10 letters
- corruption3, distortion3, wickedness3, degeneracy5, defilement, sinfulness, debasement3
- 11 letters
- degradation4, abomination5, desecration4, depravation4, profanation4, debauchment, depravement
- 12 letters
- prostitution4, degeneration5, adulteration5
- 13 letters
- falsification5, prevarication5, misemployment
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- perversion
- Italiano
- perversione
- Español
- perversión
- Deutsch
- Abartigkeit