immorality

[im-uh-ral-i-tee, im-aw-]

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noun, plural im·mo·ral·i·ties.

immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
sexual misconduct.
an immoral act.

Origin of immorality

First recorded in 1560–70; immoral + -ity

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Examples from the Web for immorality

Contemporary Examples

A country can live with this kind of immorality for only so long.
LaPierre et Le Deluge
Michael Tomasky
April 6, 2013
No decent person who is made aware of the realities of life under occupation for Palestinians can fail to see its immorality.
Show, Don't Tell: Why the Apartheid Analogy Falls Flat
Hussein Ibish
March 26, 2012
It is “not physically addictive, nor need it lead to crime, immorality or stronger drugs.”
Pat Robertson Is Latest Supporter as Drive to Legalize Marijuana Heats Up
Tony Doukopil
March 9, 2012
Hypocrisy, infidelity, dishonesty, immorality—none of those interest me here.
Marianne Gingrich Interview Proves Newt’s Toxic Narcissism
Michelle Cottle
January 19, 2012
In fact the Democrats have not yet even attacked the Ryan plan in quite the right way, which is on the basis of its immorality.
Ayn Rand: The GOP’s Favorite Bonkers Demagogue
Michael Tomasky
June 7, 2011

Historical Examples

And then, what are the signs of immorality that meet the eye?
Sunday under Three Heads
Charles Dickens
Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2
Henry Fielding
Thus, to Spencer, the evolutionist theory contains no immorality.
Initiation into Philosophy
Emile Faguet
One step in the path of immorality and crime too often leads on to another.
Roman Catholicism in Spain
Anonymous
I tried to give you my views about this in the case of drink and immorality.
The Stark Munro Letters
J. Stark Munro

British Dictionary definitions for immorality

immorality

noun plural -ties

the quality, character, or state of being immoral
immoral behaviour, esp in sexual matters; licentiousness; profligacy or promiscuity
an immoral act

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Word Origin and History for immorality

n.

1560s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + morality.

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Examples from the Web for immorality

Contemporary Examples

A country can live with this kind of immorality for only so long.

No decent person who is made aware of the realities of life under occupation for Palestinians can fail to see its immorality.

It is “not physically addictive, nor need it lead to crime, immorality or stronger drugs.”

Hypocrisy, infidelity, dishonesty, immorality—none of those interest me here.

In fact the Democrats have not yet even attacked the Ryan plan in quite the right way, which is on the basis of its immorality.

Historical Examples

And then, what are the signs of immorality that meet the eye?

Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.

Thus, to Spencer, the evolutionist theory contains no immorality.

One step in the path of immorality and crime too often leads on to another.

I tried to give you my views about this in the case of drink and immorality.

immorality

Word Origin and History for immorality

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Origin of immorality