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depravity
de·prav·i·ty D0145300 (dĭ-prăv′ĭ-tē)n. pl. de·prav·i·ties 1. Moral corruption or degradation.2. A depraved act or condition.depravity (dɪˈprævɪtɪ) n, pl -tiesthe state or an instance of moral corruptionde•prav•i•ty (dɪˈpræv ɪ ti) n., pl. -ties. 1. the state of being depraved. 2. a depraved act or practice. [1635–45] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | depravity - moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"depravation, degeneracy, putrefaction, corruptionimmorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction" | | 2. | depravity - a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society"turpitudeevildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
depravitynoun corruption, vice, evil, criminality, wickedness, immorality, iniquity, profligacy, debauchery, viciousness, degeneracy, sinfulness, debasement, turpitude, baseness, depravation, vitiation the absolute depravity that can exist in times of warQuotations "No one ever suddenly became depraved" [Juvenal Satires]depravitynounDegrading, immoral acts or habits:bestiality, corruption, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, vice, villainousness, villainy, wickedness.Translationsdepravity
de·prav·i·ty (dĕ-prav'i-tē), A depraved act or the condition of being depraved. Synonym(s): depravationAn inherent deficiency of moral sense and rectitude, equivalent to the statutory term, ‘depravity of heart’, defined as the highest grade of malice, or indifference to the lives of others, which may result in a person’s conviction of second-degree murderdepravity Related to depravity: total depravitySynonyms for depravitynoun corruptionSynonyms- corruption
- vice
- evil
- criminality
- wickedness
- immorality
- iniquity
- profligacy
- debauchery
- viciousness
- degeneracy
- sinfulness
- debasement
- turpitude
- baseness
- depravation
- vitiation
Synonyms for depravitynoun degrading, immoral acts or habitsSynonyms- bestiality
- corruption
- flagitiousness
- immorality
- perversion
- turpitude
- vice
- villainousness
- villainy
- wickedness
Synonyms for depravitynoun moral perversionSynonyms- depravation
- degeneracy
- putrefaction
- corruption
Related Wordsnoun a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practiceSynonymsRelated Words |