turpitude

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An act evident of such depravity.

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διαφθορά

κακοήθεια

φαυλότης

φαυλότητα

schandelijkheid

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).

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