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单词 depravedness
释义

depraved

adjective

de·​praved di-ˈprāvd How to pronounce depraved (audio)
: marked by corruption or evil
a depraved attack
especially : perverted
the work of depraved minds
depravedly
di-ˈprā-vəd-lē How to pronounce depraved (audio)
-ˈprāvd-lē
adverb
depravedness
di-ˈprā-vəd-nəs How to pronounce depraved (audio)
-ˈprāvd-nəs
noun

Synonyms

  • corrupt
  • debased
  • debauched
  • decadent
  • degenerate
  • degraded
  • demoralized
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • jackleg
  • libertine
  • loose
  • perverse
  • perverted
  • rakehell
  • rakehelly
  • rakish
  • reprobate
  • sick
  • unclean
  • unwholesome
  • warped
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Example Sentences

the work of depraved minds He acted with depraved indifference to human suffering.
Recent Examples on the Web The discovery shocked the nation and stunned the local community, who were incensed that such a depraved killer had been allowed to operate within their city for so long. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022 The film is an elaborately detailed depiction of a depraved, irredeemable universe. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 The robots are put to work fulfilling every depraved wish and whim of wealthy thrill-seekers from around the world in a huge, entirely artificial frontier landscape, complete with fake cliff formations and a Wild West saloon town. Eric Maurer, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022 But after the album arrives, her attention is seized by a photo of Josef Mengele, one of the most depraved doctors of the Third Reich. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 But despite the zeal from L.A.'s most depraved underground, keeping the doors open was an exhausting effort. Alex Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 The infamous climax of that story recapitulated the depraved ambitions of a would-be rubber baron who conscripts Indigenous villagers to drag a ship through a steep jungle denuded for that purpose. Kristen Millares Young, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 With androids, known as Hosts, as entertainment, the human guests can live out their most depraved fantasies—murder, rape, and torture, included—with total impunity. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 June 2022 Collective shock and grief have long been replaced by a zombie mind-set of depraved acceptance. Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see deprave

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

depraved

adjective

de·​praved di-ˈprāvd How to pronounce depraved (audio)
: marked by moral corruption or perversion as shown by a capacity for extreme and wanton physical cruelty
the depraved state of mind of the murderer
the depraved nature of the crime

depravedness

noun

as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil the prosecutor argued that the murders in their utter depravedness called for a sentence of nothing less than the death penalty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • badness
  • sinfulness
  • atrocity
  • evilness
  • diabolicalness
  • corruption
  • vileness
  • wickedness
  • heinousness
  • depravity
  • enormity
  • hideousness
  • accursedness
  • cursedness
  • notoriety
  • execrableness
  • pervertedness
  • atrociousness
  • baseness
  • devilishness
  • decadence
  • fiendishness
  • immorality
  • monstrosity
  • hellishness
  • degeneracy
  • infamy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • righteousness
  • goodness
  • morality
  • purity
  • virtuousness
  • chasteness
  • innocence
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