Debauch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪskɹˈɪmɪnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪbˈɔːtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪbˈɔːtʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪskɹˈɪmɪnəl/.

Examples

debauch the young people with wine and women
Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
Do school counselors subvert young children?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bacchanal subvert profane saturnalia demoralize misdirect drunken revelry debase deprave corrupt bacchanalia demoralise orgy pervert debauchery vitiate riot

Parts of Speech

noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality “debauch the young people with wine and women”

Word Forms

orgiastic	adjective	used of frenzied sexual activity
debauch	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
riotous	adjective	unrestrained by convention or morality
riot	verb	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
bacchanal	adjective	used of riotously drunken merrymaking
bacchanalian	adjective	used of riotously drunken merrymaking
corruptible	adjective	capable of being corrupted
corruptive	adjective	tending to corrupt or pervert
corruption	noun	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
perversive	adjective	tending to corrupt or pervert
pervert	noun	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
subversion	noun	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
demoralization	noun	destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
demoralisation	noun	destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
debauchee	noun	a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
debaucher	noun	someone who assaults others sexually
debauchery	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
debauch	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
debasement	noun	changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
profanation	noun	degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening
depravation	noun	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
depravity	noun	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausschweifung

eine wilde Zusammenkunft mit übermäßigem Alkoholkonsum und Promiskuität

🇫🇷French

débaucher

un rassemblement sauvage impliquant une consommation excessive d'alcool et de promiscuité

🇪🇸Spanish

corromper

una reunión salvaje que involucra consumo excesivo de alcohol y promiscuidad

🇮🇹Italian

dissolutezza

un raduno selvaggio che comportava consumo eccessivo di alcol e promiscuità

🇳🇱Dutch

losbandigheid

een wilde bijeenkomst met overmatig drankgebruik en promiscuïteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

devassidão

uma reunião selvagem envolvendo consumo excessivo de álcool e promiscuidade

🇷🇺Russian

развратить

дикое собрание, связанное с чрезмерным употреблением алкоголя и распущенностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाश करना

अत्यधिक शराब पीने और संकीर्णता से युक्त एक जंगली जमावड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

বদনাম

অত্যধিক মদ্যপান এবং অবাধ্যতা জড়িত একটি বন্য সমাবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவு

அதிகப்படியான குடிப்பழக்கம் மற்றும் விபச்சாரத்தை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு காட்டு கூட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్మార్గుడు

విపరీతమైన మద్యపానం మరియు వ్యభిచారంతో కూడిన ఒక క్రూరమైన సమావేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

बदनामी

एक जंगली मेळावा ज्यामध्ये जास्त मद्यपान आणि अव्यक्तता यांचा समावेश आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદનામ

એક જંગલી મેળાવડો જેમાં અતિશય મદ્યપાન અને અસ્પષ્ટતાનો સમાવેશ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಹೇಳನ

ವಿಪರೀತ ಕುಡಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಶ್ಲೀಲತೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಕಾಡು ಸಭೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരം

അമിതമായ മദ്യപാനവും വേശ്യാവൃത്തിയും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന വന്യമായ ഒത്തുചേരൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدکاری

ایک جنگلی اجتماع جس میں ضرورت سے زیادہ شراب نوشی اور بدکاری شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放荡

涉及酗酒和乱交的疯狂聚会

🇯🇵Japanese

放蕩者

過度の飲酒と乱交を伴う乱暴な集会

🇰🇷Korean

방탕

과도한 음주와 난잡한 행위가 포함된 난잡한 모임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồi trụy

một cuộc tụ tập hoang dã liên quan đến uống rượu quá mức và lăng nhăng

🇹🇭Thai

การหลอกลวง

การรวมตัวอย่างดุเดือดที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการดื่มมากเกินไปและความสำส่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

melanggar susila

pertemuan liar yang melibatkan minuman keras berlebihan dan pergaulan bebas

🇲🇾Malay

menyampah

perhimpunan liar yang melibatkan minum berlebihan dan pergaulan bebas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فسوق

تجمع بري يتضمن الإفراط في شرب الخمر والاختلاط

🇮🇷Persian

فسق

یک گردهمایی وحشیانه که شامل نوشیدن بیش از حد و هرزگی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sefahat

aşırı içki içmeyi ve rastgele cinsel ilişkiye girmeyi içeren vahşi bir toplantı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדִיחַ

התכנסות פראית הכרוכה בשתייה מוגזמת והפקרות

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