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depravation

/dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
de-pra-va-tion
IPA
/dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Detraction; depreciation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dépravation, dēprāvātiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

depravations (plural)

Synonyms

abasement debasement perversion adulteration corruption debauchment defilement depravation depravement impurification pollution profanation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce depravation?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/.
What does depravation mean?
Detraction; depreciation.
Where does depravation come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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