Etymology

depravation

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Today it means: Detraction; depreciation. Full definition →

Middle French dépravation ← Latin dēprāvātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēprāvātiō“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”
  2. Middle French · derived fromdépravation
  3. English todaydepravation

From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).

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