perversions

noun

plural of perversion
as in misuses
incorrect or improper use if there's a hidden charge for the service, then that's a perversion of the word "free"

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Recent Examples of perversions But there’s more to it than gleeful perversions of genre. — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 This garish cavalcade of perversions, which just premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, should have been shocking and transgressive; the pieces are certainly there. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
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  1. misuses
  2. abuses
Noun
  • Courts will most likely need to draft rules around prompt injection, too, Spader suggested, since Elliott’s case shows the technology and its misuses are rapidly advancing.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Does Janoff recognize that the prosecution of Trump by state Attorney General Leticia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were misuses of that power?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of misuses
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  • Transparentem attributed the delays partly to disagreements over who should pay for abuses beyond brands’ first-tier suppliers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The United States first designated him in 2010 over serious human rights abuses following Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential election.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses

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