depravation

noun — 4 senses

depravation

noun

UK /dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/

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

1

Detraction; depreciation.

2

The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.

3

The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.

4

Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

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