debauched

[ dih-bawcht ]

/ dɪˈbɔtʃt /

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adjective

displaying the effect of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure: a flabby and debauched face.

corrupted; debased: debauched morals.

Nearby words

debark, debase, debatable, debate, debauch, debauched, debauchee, debaucherous, debauchery, debbie, debbora

Origin of debauched

First recorded in 1590–1600; debauch + -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR debauched

2 depraved, dissipated, profligate; immoral.

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Related forms

de·bauch·ed·ly

[dih-baw-chid-lee] /dɪˈbɔ tʃɪd li/, adverbde·bauch·ed·ness, nounun·de·bauched, adjective

Definition for debauched (2 of 2)

debauch

[ dih-bawch ]

/ dɪˈbɔtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.

to corrupt or pervert; sully: His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.

Archaic. to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.

verb (used without object)

to indulge in debauchery.

noun

a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.

an uninhibited spree or party; orgy: a wild debauch.

Origin of debauch

1585–95; < French débaucher to entice away from duty, debauch, Old French desbauchier to disperse, scatter, equivalent to des- dis-¹ + -bauchier, derivative of bauc, bauch beam (< Germanic; see balcony, balk; compare French ébaucher to rough-hew); hence, presumably, to hew (beams) > to split, separate > to separate from work or duty

SYNONYMS FOR debauch

1 See debase.

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Related forms

de·bauch·er, nounde·bauch·ment, noun

Can be confused

debauch debouch

Examples from the Web for debauched

When Druz visited Crimea before, he said, he felt disturbed by the debauched atmosphere.
Putin's Crimea Is a Big Anti-Gay Casino|Anna Nemtsova|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will readers ever get enough of the debauched, smoke-filled nightclubs of wartime Europe?
French Lesbian Auto-Racer Turns Nazi Spy: Francine Prose’s Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932|Jessica Ferri|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He and McAvoy embark on debauched trip to Germany which unfolds manically to the soundtrack of “99 Red Balloons.”
The Movie ‘Filth’ Is Fun!|Nico Hines|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But she hits the mark more than she misses, e.g., a debauched rock star is described as looking like “a Pierrot gone bad.”
J.K. Rowling’s Hardboiled Hoax|Malcolm Jones|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Kennan would later complain that his idea was debauched by the Truman administration.
George Kennan by John Lewis Gaddis: A Review|Jacob Heilbrunn|December 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Of all the pantomimic dramatis personæ, we consider the pantaloon the most worthless and debauched.
The Mudfog and Other Sketches|Charles Dickens
There may be an allusion to some mistress of that debauched Machiavel.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume VI|Aphra Behn
Three years exhausted the patience of the nobles with the aged and debauched Nicephorus.
Constantinople|William Holden Hutton
He is rich it may be; but a haunter of idle and debauched company—a common prizefighter, who has shed human blood like water.
The Fair Maid of Perth|Sir Walter Scott
The soul of the country was debauched with doles and charities.
Ireland Since Parnell|Daniel Desmond Sheehan

British Dictionary definitions for debauched

debauch

/ (dɪˈbɔːtʃ) /

verb

(when tr, usually passive) to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence

(tr) to seduce (a woman)

noun

an instance or period of extreme dissipation

Derived Forms

debauchedly (dɪˈbɔːtʃɪdlɪ), adverbdebauchedness, noundebaucher, noundebauchery or debauchment, noun

Word Origin for debauch

C16: from Old French desbaucher to corrupt, literally: to shape (timber) roughly, from bauch beam, of Germanic origin

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