"διαστροφή" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ðʝastɾoˈfi/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek διαστροφή (diastrophḗ), from the verb διαστρέφω (diastréphō, “to distort, to pervert”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|διαστροφή}} Ancient Greek διαστροφή (diastrophḗ) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|διαστροφές|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} διαστροφή • (diastrofí) f (plural διαστροφές), {{el-noun|f|διαστροφές}} διαστροφή • (diastrofí) f (plural διαστροφές) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|διαστροφή|διαστροφές|διαστροφής|διαστροφών|διαστροφή|διαστροφές|διαστροφή|διαστροφές|note=}} Forms: diastrofí [romanization], διαστροφές [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], διαστροφή [nominative, singular], διαστροφές [nominative, plural], διαστροφής [genitive, singular], διαστροφών [genitive, plural], διαστροφή [accusative, singular], διαστροφές [accusative, plural], διαστροφή [singular, vocative], διαστροφές [plural, vocative]
  1. (of writing, articles etc) distortion, misrepresentation (false representation so as to injure someone's character etc) Synonyms (distortion): αλλοίωση (alloíosi) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-διαστροφή-el-noun-A6NALrbO Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή': 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'distortion': 97 3
  2. (psychology) perversion, sexual deviance (sexual practice or act considered abnormal)
    Sense id: en-διαστροφή-el-noun-xPIygN4D Categories (other): Psychology, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ανωμαλία (anomalía) [feminine], παρέκκλιση (parékklisi) [feminine]

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for διαστροφή meaning in Greek (4.8kB)

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