depravation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Detraction; depreciation.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
- (countable, uncountable) Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Synonyms
change for the worse
coruptness
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).
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