noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Primarily used in psychology and sexology to refer to sexual perversion or paraphilia. Can also be used more broadly for any abnormal or distorted desire or behavior.
性的倒錯は、精神医学の分野で研究されている。
Sexual perversion is studied in the field of psychiatry.
彼の行動は一種の倒錯と言えるだろう。
His behavior could be called a kind of perversion.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Refers to the inversion or reversal of a normal order, relationship, or value. Often used in abstract or critical contexts, such as 価値の倒錯 (inversion of values). Less common than sense 1.
これは価値の倒錯であり、本来の目的を見失っている。
This is an inversion of values, losing sight of the original purpose.