| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.[Wordnet]
2. Detraction; depreciation.[Websters] 3. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.[Websters] 4. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.[Websters] 5. Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "DEPRAVATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEPRAVATION
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] The act of making bad or worse; the act of corrupting.. | 2: [Noun] The state of being made bad or worse; degeneracy; a state in which good qualities are lost, or impaired. We speak of the depravation of morals, manners or goverment; of the heart or mind; of nature, taste, &c.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion. (references) | 2: [Noun] Detraction; depreciation. (references) | 3: [Noun] The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting. (references) | 4: [Noun] The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. (references) |
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