turpitude
tur·pi·tude
turpitude · turpitudes
низость, развращённость
Verderbtheit, Schändlichkeit, Verworfenheit
Inherent baseness, depravity or wickednessInherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
UK/ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/US/ˈtɜɹpətuːd/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
Verderbtheit, Schändlichkeit, Verworfenheit
ни́зостьnízostʹ, развращённостьrazvraščónnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)An act evident of such depravity.
More definitions
- a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turBorrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).
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Forms
plural: turpitudes| Singular | turpitude |
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regular
Synonyms
29 synonymscorruptionB2degradationC1depravityC2pollutionA1outrageB2wrongA1degeneracyperversionwickednessbasenessdefilementdepravationdepravednessimpurity
Close in meaning
- a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice:depravity
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedmoral turpitude
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable