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perversione

perversion

noun per-ver-ZYOH-neh Rare
Mind & Emotions Values

Also means

corruption

Usage Note

Perversione can denote either a sexual perversion or, more broadly, the corruption or distortion of something — as in perversione della giustizia (perversion of justice). The related adjective is perverso and the verb is pervertire. Regular feminine noun; plural le perversioni.

Examples

"Quella è una perversione della logica."

Natural Translation

That is a perversion of logic.

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