English Explanatory Dictionary

depravity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
  2. A particular depraved act or trait.
  3. Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.

Pronunciation

/dəˈpɹævɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-depravity.wav

Word forms

depravity depravities

Synonyms

baseness degeneracy perversion corruption defilement degradation depravation depravedness depravity impurity iniquity lewdity malignity misdoing misguilt obliquity peccability pollution pravity sin sinfulness turpitude vitiation wickedness wrongdoing outrage atrocity infamy wrong

Related words

depravation depravedness

Derived words

nondepravity original depravity total depravity
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