perversion
Definitions
The alteration of something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion of what was first intended.
A practice or behavior that is considered abnormal, unacceptable, or deviant, especially in a sexual context.
Examples
The judge described the crime as a gross perversion of justice.
He argued that the new policy was a perversion of the original intent of the law.
Synonyms
corruption depravity distortion misinterpretation debauchery vice immorality
Antonyms
purity virtue rectitude morality integrity correctness honesty