perversion vs sex

perversion and sex both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perversion	Yes	No	No	No
sex	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sex is a hypernym of perversion; that is, sex is a word with a broader meaning than perversion:

Other hypernyms of perversion include sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice.

perversion (noun)	sex (noun)
the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)	activities associated with sexual intercourse
an aberrant sexual practice	the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
a curve that reverses the direction of something	all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses
	either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

perversion (verb)	sex (verb)
	tell the sex (of young chickens)
	to evoke sexual feelings