DEPRAVATIONS

Noun

depravations

plural of depravation

Source: Wiktionary


DEPRAVATION

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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