debauchery
nounUK /dɪˈbɔː.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ · US /dɪˈbɔ.t͡ʃə.ɹi/
Etymology From debauch + -ery. First use appears c. 1642.
1
An excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous and immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
- life of debauchery
- drunken debauchery
3 more examples
- moral debauchery
- The novel depicts the debauchery of the ruling class.
- He sank into a life of debauchery.
2
Archaic A seduction from duty.
- Related terms
- debauch, debauched, debauchee, debaucher, debaucherous, licentiousness, hedonism