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. — odexed
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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. — odexed
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