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depravation.

Detraction; depreciation.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/UK
  1. Detraction; depreciation.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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