Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depraved

/dɪˈpɹeɪvd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
de-praved
IPA
/dɪˈpɹeɪvd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈpɹeɪvd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more depraved (comparative) most depraved (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce depraved?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɹeɪvd/.
What does depraved mean?
simple past and past participle of deprave

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