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Depravity

The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle.

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Immorality 76% connected

The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Transgression 76% connected

The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of com…

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Debauch 74% connected

To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to debauch one's self b…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Debauch 74% connected

To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to debauch one's self b…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Corruption 92% connected

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putref…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Degeneracy 92% connected

The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Depravation 92% connected

Detraction; depreciation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Putrefaction 92% connected

The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Turpitude 92% connected

Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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