Depraved

/dɪˈpreɪvd/ adjective

Definition

morally corrupt or wicked; involving behavior that is considered deeply wrong or evil.

Etymology

From Latin 'depravatus,' meaning 'corrupted' or 'made worse,' from 'de-' (down) and 'pravus' (crooked, wicked). The word literally means 'made crooked' and evolved to mean morally twisted.

Kelly Says

The concept of 'depravity' is more popular in criminal law than modern psychology because psychologists recognize that behavior stems from combinations of genetics, trauma, and circumstance rather than inherent moral corruption.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ
men-fes
ARالعربية
فاسد
fa-sid
BNবাংলা
বিকৃত
bik-rit
CACatalà
corrupte
kor-rup-teh
CSČeština
zničený
z-nee-che-nee
DADansk
forringet
for-rin-geh-t
DEDeutsch
verdorben
fer-dor-ben
ELΕλληνικά
αποκαλυπτόμενος
a-pokaly-p-to-me-nos
ESEspañol
corrompido
kor-rom-pee-doh
FAفارسی
فساد
fesaad
FISuomi
rikastettu
ri-kas-tet-tu
FRFrançais
dépravé
deh-prah-veh
GUGU
પડવું
pad-vun
HAHA
ruwa
roo-wa
HEעברית
שחית
sha-chit
HIहिन्दी
पतनशील
pa-tan-sheel
HUMagyar
megalázott
meh-ga-laz-ott
IDBahasa Indonesia
meracuni
mer-a-koon-ee
IGIG
ịgba
ee-gba
ITItaliano
corrotto
kor-rot-toh
JA日本語
堕落した
dat-raku-shita
KKKK
зақымтау
za-ky-m-tau
KMKM
បាត់បង់
ba-t-ba-ng
KO한국어
부패한
bu-pae-han
MRMR
वंचित
van-chit
MSBahasa Melayu
merosakkan
me-ro-sak-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyat-si
NLNederlands
verdorven
ver-dor-ven
NONorsk
forringet
for-rin-geh-t
PAPA
ਖਰਾਬ
kha-rab
PLPolski
znieczyszczony
z-nee-chyscht-chon-ee
PTPortuguês
depravado
deh-prah-dah-doh
RORomână
corupt
kor-upt
RUРусский
оскверненный
os-kver-nen-nyy
SVSvenska
förstörd
for-stord
SWKiswahili
amee
a-mee
TAதமிழ்
சீரழிந்த
seer-ali-nd
TEతెలుగు
విచ్చలకం
vi-chala-kam
THไทย
ชั่วร้าย
chua-rai
TLTL
sirahin
si-ra-hin
TRTürkçe
bozulmuş
bo-zu-loosh
UKУкраїнська
погіршений
po-hir-she-nyy
URاردو
خراب
kha-rab
VITiếng Việt
phá hoại
pha-hoi
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
堕落
dat-luò
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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