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[ dih-prav-i-tee ] / dɪˈpræv ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR depravity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural de·prav·i·ties. for 2. the state of being depraved. a depraved act or practice. Origin of depravityFirst recorded in 1635–45; deprave + -ity OTHER WORDS FROM depravitynon·de·prav·i·ty, noun, plural non·de·prav·i·ties.Words nearby depravitydepot injection, Depp, depr., deprave, depraved, depravity, deprecate, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciable, depreciate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for depravityBut Dave and his crew kept living the nightmare and probing the depths of depravity through their absurdist, folk-art horror-show. My Friend Oderus Urungus: GWAR’s Dave Brockie Was a High School Punk Legend|Andy Hinds|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Stanley is still in a state of shock from the legacy of deception and depravity left by Bulger. Whitey Bulger’s Women: Inside the Terror and Glamour of His Ex-Girlfriends|T.J. English|June 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the film, there are plenty of other opportunities for Aniston to underscore the depravity of her character. Aniston’s F-Word Moment|Ramin Setoodeh|July 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST In other words, here's a mother who commits every possible transgression in her descent into depravity. Hollywood's Bad Mother Obsession|Stephen Farber|December 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
During those six days of depravity, Thomas suddenly appeared to become a model citizen. Teen Hostage Horror|Lynn Waddell|September 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST Heal my depravity, O God; take sin out of this heart; O fill it with love to thee, and to all my fellow-sinners. The Power of Faith|Isabella Graham Revenge is born of depravity rather than duty, and given a setting of physical horrors and unnatural lust. The Facts About Shakespeare|William Allan Nielson It is a sad thing when others have to tell us of the depravity of our children. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters|Various Still, as a legislator he has to consider what is the 'depravity' of disposition indicated by different kinds of conduct. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen Between them, seeking to drive him out, they depicted him as a monster of cruelty and depravity. Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson
British Dictionary definitions for depravity
noun plural -tiesthe state or an instance of moral corruption Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to depravitywickedness, degradation, criminality, perversion, sensuality, profligacy, vice, iniquity, abandonment, baseness, evil, licentiousness, debauchery, contamination, debasement, lewdness, viciousness, degeneracy, sinfulness, vitiation |