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depravity
extreme moral corruption or wickedness
Synonyms
- corruption
- wickedness
- degeneracy
Antonyms
- virtue
- morality
- decency
depravity in a sentence
The investigation exposed the depravity of officials who profited from the famine.
The tyrant's depravity became clear when he punished families for crimes they had not committed.
Where it comes from
From Latin depravare, meaning 'to distort or corrupt.'
Memory hook
DE-PRAVITY suggests depraved gravity pulling a person's morals downward.
Read it in context
- The Valley Remembers Nature