depraved

CEFRC1

/dɪˈpɹeɪvd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very immoral and showing a lack of decent behavior.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.

Examples

  • Yanni is a depraved person with interests in minors.

  • Their depraved lifestyle repulsed me.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Violating principles of rectitude or given standards of decency.

  2. Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of deprave

More examples

In context

  • This criminal is morally depraved.

  • a depraved killer

  • You are an atrocious person! Since the day I met you I have become steadily more depraved.

Quick test

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The jury was shocked by the blank acts described by the prosecutor during the closing statements.

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