Definition
Not following accepted rules of right and wrong behavior; behaving unethically or wickedly.
Etymology
From Latin 'immoralis' (im- + moralis, 'relating to morals or customs'). 'Moralis' comes from 'mores' (customs, manners). The prefix 'im-' means 'not,' so literally 'not moral.' The word entered English around the 1500s.
Kelly Says
What's fascinating is that 'immoral' depends entirely on culture—something considered immoral in one society might be normal in another. Ancient Rome had completely different 'mores' than Victorian England, so calling something 'immoral' is really saying 'against the specific customs I know.'
Translations
CACatalà
immoral
im-mo-ral
CSČeština
nemorální
ne-mo-ra-li
DADansk
immoral
im-mo-ral
DEDeutsch
unmoralisch
un-mo-ra-lish
ELΕλληνικά
άσεμνος
a-se-m-nos
ESEspañol
immoral
im-mo-ral
FAفارسی
بی اخلاق
bi-e-ak-lagh
FISuomi
epämoraalinen
e-pä-mo-ra-a-li-nen
FRFrançais
immoral
im-mo-ral
HEעברית
לא מוסרי
lo-mo-sri
HIहिन्दी
अनैतिक
an-ai-tik
HUMagyar
morális
mo-ra-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak bermoral
tidak ber-mo-ral
IGIG
to be immoral
to be im-mo-ral
ITItaliano
immorale
im-mo-ra-le
JA日本語
道徳的でない
do-tok-teki-de-nai
KMKM
មិនប្រសើរ
min-pras-eur
KO한국어
비윤리적
bi-yun-ri-jeok
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak bermoral
tidak ber-mo-ral
NLNederlands
onmoraal
on-mo-raal
NONorsk
immoral
im-mo-ral
PLPolski
niemoralny
nie-mo-ral-ny
PTPortuguês
imoral
im-o-ral
RUРусский
безнравственный
bez-nrav-st-ven-nyy
SVSvenska
immoral
im-mo-ral
SWKiswahili
asiri
a-si-ri
TAதமிழ்
அறத்திற்கு மாறான
ar-tha-thir-kku ma-ra-aan
TEతెలుగు
నీతిపరంగా
neeti-pa-ran-ga
THไทย
ไม่เป็นธรรม
mai-ben-tham
TLTL
di-immoral
di-im-mo-ral
TRTürkçe
ahlaki olmayan
ah-la-ki ol-ma-n
UKУкраїнська
безсовісний
bez-so-v-is-nyy
URاردو
غیر اخلاقی
ghair akhlaqi
VITiếng Việt
không đạo đức
khong dao duc
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngok-u-thu-la