Meanings
plural depravations
- countableuncountableDetraction; depreciation.
- countableuncountableThe act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
Synonyms: abasement, debasement, perversion, abasement, adulteration, corruption, debasement, debauchment
- countableuncountableThe state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
Synonyms: baseness, depravity, perversion, baseness, corruption, defilement, degeneracy, degradation
- countableuncountableChange for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Synonyms: debasement, degeneration, degradation, distortion, aggravation, corruption, debasement, degeneration
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
nounThe state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
nounChange for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmoral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindēprāvātiō“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”
- Middle Frenchdépravation
- Englishdepravation
From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).
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