perversion of the truth
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distortion of the truth — I noun deceitfulness, deception, exaggeration, fabrication, faking, falsehood, falsification, falsity, garbling, lie, lying, mendacity, misconception, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mythomania, perfidy, perversion,… … Law dictionary
perversion — noun 1) a twisted perversion of the truth Syn: distortion, misrepresentation, falsification, travesty, misinterpretation, misconstruction, twisting, corruption, subversion, misuse, misapplication, debasement 2) sexual perversion Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
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perversion — UK [pə(r)ˈvɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [pərˈvɜrʒʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms perversion : singular perversion plural perversions 1) sexual behaviour that you consider to be wrong or not normal 2) the process of affecting something good or… … English dictionary
perversion — per|ver|sion [ pər vɜrʒʃn ] noun count or uncount 1. ) sexual behavior that you consider to be wrong or not normal 2. ) perversion of the process of affecting something good or right in a negative way so that it becomes something bad or wrong: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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Perversion — Per*ver sion, n. [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion. See {Pervert}.] The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English