/peuhr verr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of perverting.
2. the state of being perverted.
3. a perverted form of something.
4. any of various means of obtaining sexual gratification that are generally regarded as being abnormal.
5. Pathol. a change to what is unnatural or abnormal: a perversion of function or structure.
[ 1350-1400; ME perversion- (s. of perversio ). See PERVERSE, -ION ]