English Explanatory Dictionary

debauchery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous and immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
  2. A seduction from duty.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈbɔː.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ /dɪˈbɔ.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ /dɪˈbɑ.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ /dɪˈboː.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-debauchery.wav

Word forms

debauchery debaucheries

Etymology

From debauch + -ery. First use appears c. 1642.

Related words

debauch debauched debauchee debaucher debaucherous licentiousness hedonism

Translations

Arabic: فُجُور Arabic: إِغْوَاء Arabic: فُسُوق Armenian: անառակություն Belarusian: распуста Bulgarian: разврат Catalan: disbauxa Catalan: llibertinatge Chinese Mandarin: 淫逸 Chinese Mandarin: 邪淫 Chinese Mandarin: 酒色 Chinese Mandarin: 放蕩 /放荡 Czech: zhýralost Czech: hýření Czech: prostopášnost Czech: nezřízenost Danish: udskejelse Danish: udsvævelse Dutch: losbandigheid Dutch: zedeloosheid Esperanto: diboĉo Farefare: yalsɩ Finnish: irstailu French: débauche French: dévergondage French: débaucherie German: Ausschweifung German: Schwelgerei German: Verkommenheit German: Sittenlosigkeit German: Genusssucht German: Genußsucht German: Zügellosigkeit Greek: ακολασία Greek: κραιπάλη Hebrew: הוֹלֵלוּת Hungarian: kicsapongás Italian: depravazione Italian: perversione Italian: viziosità Italian: immoralità Italian: licenziosità Italian: dissolutezza Japanese: 淫乱 Japanese: 漁色 Japanese: 放蕩 Japanese: 淫逸 Japanese: 酒色 Macedonian: разврат Māori: tautau(w)hea Norwegian Bokmål: skjørlevnet Persian: عیاشی Polish: rozpusta Portuguese: libertinagem Portuguese: putaria Portuguese: safadeza Romanian: desfrâu Romanian: desfrânare Romanian: depravare Russian: развра́т Russian: дебо́ш Serbo-Croatian: razvrat Slovene: razuzdanost Spanish: libertinaje Spanish: puterío Swedish: sedeslöshet Turkish: çapkınlık Turkish: ahlaksızlık Ukrainian: розпуста
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