depravity
[dih-prav-i-tee]
Origin of depravity
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Contemporary Examples
But Dave and his crew kept living the nightmare and probing the depths of depravity through their absurdist, folk-art horror-show.
Stanley is still in a state of shock from the legacy of deception and depravity left by Bulger.
In the film, there are plenty of other opportunities for Aniston to underscore the depravity of her character.
In other words, here's a mother who commits every possible transgression in her descent into depravity.
During those six days of depravity, Thomas suddenly appeared to become a model citizen.
Historical Examples
Though I believe one reason of their depravity is the badness of the actors.
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2Henry Fielding
This circumstance favors the increase of vice and depravity.
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
There is not any reasoning by which the evidences of depravity are to be traced in 17.
Modern Painters Volume II (of V)John Ruskin
The entertainment of the proposition of depravity is the last profligacy and profanation.
Essays, Second SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
Her depravity did but stimulate her woman's shrewdness and tact.
Henry IV, Makers of HistoryJohn S. C. Abbott
depravity
- the state or an instance of moral corruption
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Word Origin and History for depravity
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