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单词 immorality
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Definition of immorality in English:

immorality

nounPlural immoralities ɪməˈralɪtiˌɪməˈrælədi
mass noun
  • The state or quality of being immoral; wickedness.

    he believed his father had been punished by God for his immorality
    count noun her alleged immoralities aroused a public outcry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We did not and will not think for one moment to target them even if they were people of immorality and debauchery.
    • But it may take two or three generations to get rid of this corrupt mentality and immorality of the present generation.
    • This world is full of hope and joy, but it is also beset by evil, immorality and sin.
    • The corruption and immorality that pervades the exercise is astounding.
    • No country, no state, has ever survived in history on the basis of evil and immorality.
    Synonyms
    wickedness, immoral behaviour, badness, evil, vileness, iniquity, corruption, dishonesty, dishonourableness
    sinfulness, sin, impurity, unchastity, depravity, vice, turpitude, degeneracy, debauchery, dissolution, perversion, indecency, lewdness, licentiousness, lustfulness, wantonness, promiscuity, shamelessness
    informal shadiness
    British informal crookedness
 
 

Definition of immorality in US English:

immorality

nounˌiməˈralədēˌɪməˈrælədi
  • The state or quality of being immoral; wickedness.

    he believed his father had been punished by God for his immorality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The corruption and immorality that pervades the exercise is astounding.
    • But it may take two or three generations to get rid of this corrupt mentality and immorality of the present generation.
    • No country, no state, has ever survived in history on the basis of evil and immorality.
    • We did not and will not think for one moment to target them even if they were people of immorality and debauchery.
    • This world is full of hope and joy, but it is also beset by evil, immorality and sin.
    Synonyms
    wickedness, immoral behaviour, badness, evil, vileness, iniquity, corruption, dishonesty, dishonourableness
 
 
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