depravation
/dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/
depravation noun: detraction; depreciation.
Noun
depravation (countable and uncountable, plural depravations)
- Detraction; depreciation.
- The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
- Synonyms:
- abasement, debasement, perversion, adulteration, corruption, debauchment, defilement, depravement, impurification, pollution
- The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
- Synonyms:
- baseness, depravity, perversion, corruption, defilement, degeneracy, degradation, depravedness, impurity, iniquity
- Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
- Synonyms:
- debasement, degeneration, degradation, distortion, aggravation, corruption, deterioration, devolution, embasement, exacerbation
depravation meaning in Tamil and Bengali
depravation in Tamil
- நிலைமைக் கவலைக்கிடம், நோய் தீவிரமடைதல்
depravation in Bengali
- depravation, corruption
- পতন poton
Synonyms of depravation
- abasement
- debasement
- perversion
- adulteration
- corruption
- debauchment
- defilement
- impurification
- profanation
- baseness
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- depravity
- degeneracy
- degradation
- depravedness
- impurity
- iniquity
- lewdity
- malignity
- misdoing
- misguilt
- obliquity
- peccability
- pollution
- sin
- sinfulness
- turpitude
- vitiation
- wickedness
- wrongdoing
- degeneration
- distortion
- aggravation
- deterioration
- devolution
- exacerbation
- ruining
- withering
- worsening
- wrecking
- depravement
Forms of depravation
| plural | depravations |
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Origin of depravation
From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).
Words that rhyme with depravation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about depravation
- What does depravation mean?
- Depravation means detraction; depreciation.
- What is depravation in Tamil?
- Depravation in Tamil is நிலைமைக் கவலைக்கிடம், நோய் தீவிரமடைதல். See Depravation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is depravation?
- Depravation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce depravation?
- Depravation is pronounced /dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of depravation?
- The plural of depravation is depravations.
Words near depravation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: depravation (page history and authors); depravation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); পতন (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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