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单词 depravity
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depravitynoun [ U or C ]

uk/dɪˈpræv.ə.ti/us/dɪˈpræv.ə.t̬i/

the state of being morally bad, or an action that is morally bad

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Morally wrong and evil

  • abhorrent
  • amoral
  • anomie
  • arch-villain
  • be rotten to the core idiom
  • canker
  • darkly
  • evildoer
  • go to the bad idiom
  • godless
  • hanky-panky
  • heinous
  • immoral
  • impure
  • seamy
  • seedy
  • shocking
  • shockingly
  • sinful
  • wickedness

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Examples from literature

  • An extraordinary theft was committed about the middle of the month, which very forcibly marked the inherent depravity of some of these miscreants. 
  • She may be accused of tenderness, but never of depravity. 
  • She sits with her eyes full of tears that never fall, and looks at me, when I displease her, as if I were a perfect monster of depravity. 
  • The horrible scenes of depravity he has witnessed in the barracks whence he has emerged, must have produced their natural effect on his mind. 
  • Unrestrained selfishness, while it naturally conserves the individual interests, in its ultimate tendencies, is the very essence of human depravity. 
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