depravity
The state or condition of being depravedThe state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
» Depravity is becoming the norm in modern life.
Разврат становится нормой современной жизни.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
Verdorbenheit, Schlechtigkeit, Sittenlosigkeit
порочностьporočnostʹ, безнра́вственностьbeznrávstvennostʹ
(countable)A particular depraved act or trait.
Schandtat, schändliche Tat
a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
(Christian, uncountable)Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
греховностьgrexovnostʹ
Examples
3 sentencesDepravity is becoming the norm in modern life.
ruРазврат становится нормой современной жизни.
The attack on the hotel, once again, shows the depravity of terrorists who seek to sow chaos.
The depth of Yanni's depravity is very high.
Translations
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Forms
plural: depravities| Singular | depravity |
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Synonyms
30 synonyms- a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice:turpitude
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles:corruptiondegeneracydepravationputrefaction
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable