Depravity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹsənˌʌtʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpɹˈavɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpɹˈavɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹsənˌʌtʃəl/.

Examples

the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turpitude depravation corruption putrefaction degeneracy

Parts of Speech

noun	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles “the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
noun	a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice “the various turpitudes of modern society”

Word Forms

deprave	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
depraved	adjective	deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verderbtheit

moralische Perversion; Beeinträchtigung von Tugend und moralischen Grundsätzen

🇫🇷French

dépravation

perversion morale; atteinte à la vertu et aux principes moraux

🇪🇸Spanish

depravación

perversión moral; Deterioro de la virtud y de los principios morales.

🇮🇹Italian

depravazione

perversione morale; compromissione delle virtù e dei principi morali

🇳🇱Dutch

verdorvenheid

morele perversie; aantasting van deugd en morele principes

🇵🇹Portuguese

depravação

perversão moral; comprometimento da virtude e dos princípios morais

🇷🇺Russian

разврат

моральное извращение; ущемление добродетели и моральных принципов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भ्रष्टता

नैतिक विकृति; सदाचार और नैतिक सिद्धांतों की हानि

🇧🇩Bengali

হীনতা

নৈতিক বিকৃতি; পুণ্য এবং নৈতিক নীতির প্রতিবন্ধকতা

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரழிவு

தார்மீக வக்கிரம்; நல்லொழுக்கம் மற்றும் தார்மீகக் கொள்கைகளின் குறைபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అధోగతి

నైతిక వక్రబుద్ధి; ధర్మం మరియు నైతిక సూత్రాల బలహీనత

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रष्टता

नैतिक विकृती; सद्गुण आणि नैतिक तत्त्वांचे नुकसान

🇮🇳Gujarati

બગાડ

નૈતિક વિકૃતિ; સદ્ગુણ અને નૈતિક સિદ્ધાંતોની ક્ષતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟತೆ

ನೈತಿಕ ವಿಕೃತಿ; ಸದ್ಗುಣ ಮತ್ತು ನೈತಿಕ ತತ್ವಗಳ ದುರ್ಬಲತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപചയം

ധാർമ്മിക വികൃതി; ധർമ്മത്തിൻ്റെയും ധാർമ്മിക തത്വങ്ങളുടെയും വൈകല്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਤਾ

ਨੈਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਾੜ; ਨੇਕੀ ਅਤੇ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਗਾੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدحالی

اخلاقی بگاڑ؛ نیکی اور اخلاقی اصولوں کی خرابی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

堕落

道德败坏；损害美德和道德原则

🇯🇵Japanese

堕落

道徳的倒錯。美徳と道徳原則の侵害

🇰🇷Korean

타락

도덕적 왜곡; 미덕과 도덕 원칙의 손상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sa đọa

suy đồi đạo đức; suy thoái đạo đức và các nguyên tắc đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

ความเลวทราม

การบิดเบือนทางศีลธรรม การเสื่อมถอยของหลักคุณธรรมและศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebejatan

penyimpangan moral; pelanggaran terhadap keutamaan dan prinsip-prinsip moral

🇵🇭Filipino

kasamaan

moral na kabuktutan; pagkasira ng birtud at moral na mga prinsipyo

🇲🇾Malay

kebejatan

penyelewengan moral; kemerosotan nilai murni dan prinsip moral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفساد

الانحراف الأخلاقي؛ - انتهاك الفضيلة والمبادئ الأخلاقية

🇮🇷Persian

تباهی

انحراف اخلاقی؛ آسیب به فضیلت و اصول اخلاقی

🇹🇷Turkish

ahlaksızlık

ahlaki sapkınlık; erdem ve ahlaki ilkelerin bozulması

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁחִיתוּת

סטייה מוסרית; פגיעה בסגולה ובעקרונות המוסר

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