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depravity

noun

de·​prav·​i·​ty di-ˈpra-və-tē How to pronounce depravity (audio)
 also  -ˈprā-
plural depravities
1
: a corrupt act or practice
the depravities of war
2
: the quality or state of being corrupt, evil, or perverted : the quality or state of being depraved
He is awed by its fabulous wealth but deeply troubled by what he sees as its moral depravity Nicholas D. Kristof

Example Sentences

He was sinking into a life of utter depravity. People were shocked by the depravity of her actions.
Recent Examples on the Web But the android host version of William/Man in Black that emerged in Season 4 evolved to even greater depravity, culminating in a killing spree in Sunday's finale. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 The former aide’s testimony plumbed new depths of depravity. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022 Even the silly gryllus, a medieval monster with a face and legs but no body, was a symbol of human depravity. Marylynn Salmon, The Conversation, 13 July 2022 Before the trade wars of today, before China’s turn to Communism, before the depravity and greed of the 19th-century Opium Wars, lay centuries of salutary dialogue. Maxwell Carter, WSJ, 6 July 2022 By doubling down on its protagonist’s depravity and stripping him of any boyishly charming veneer, the series stops searching for the vulnerability beneath his facade and commits to focusing on Barry’s dangerousness. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 As such, we humans will continually and daily be witnessing the depravity of enslavement. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The horrific depths of his depravity are revealed in the final episode, through audio recordings that will absolutely haunt me for weeks (if not years) to come. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 June 2022 Somehow, in all its depravity, her Central Valley hums with life. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 10 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see deprave

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of depravity was in 1641

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