depravation

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depravation

/dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/ UK

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From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).

noun depravations

countable, uncountable Detraction; depreciation.
countable, uncountable The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
Similar: abasement, debasement, perversion, adulteration, corruption, debauchment, defilement, depravation, depravement, impurification, pollution, profanation
countable, uncountable The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
Similar: baseness, depravity, perversion, corruption, defilement, degeneracy, degradation, depravation, depravedness, impurity, iniquity, lewdity
countable, uncountable Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Similar: debasement, degeneration, degradation, distortion, aggravation, corruption, deterioration, devolution, embasement, exacerbation, ruining, withering

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@misc{depravation_2026,
  title = {depravation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/depravation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}