DEPRAVATION
corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
depravation (countable and uncountable, plural depravations)
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Usage notes
• Distinguish from deprivation.
Synonyms
• depravity
Source: Wiktionary
Dep`ra*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. depravitio, from depravare: cf. F. dépravation. See Deprave.]
1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.] To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme, For depravation. Shak.
2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment. Sir G. C. Lewis.
4. (Med.)
Definition: Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Syn.
– Depravity; corruption. See Depravity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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