debauchee C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˌdɛbəˈtʃiː/ UK /dɪˌbɔːˈtʃiː/ See IPA manual Freq #136818 Meanings 1 noun a person who habitually pursues excessive sensual pleasure and behaves without moral restraint The novel portrays the heir as a reckless debauchee who wastes his fortune. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who habitually... libertineprofligatedissolute ↔ Opposites asceticabstainer Word family Related forms debauchdebauchery Etymology Borrowed from French debauche, the past participle of debaucher, 'to lead away from duty or corrupt.' In English the participial form became a noun for a dissolute person. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # debauchee **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɛbəˈtʃiː/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˌbɔːˈtʃiː/ **Frequency rank:** 136818 ## Meanings 1. a person who habitually pursues excessive sensual pleasure and behaves without moral restraint ## Examples - The novel portrays the heir as a reckless debauchee who wastes his fortune. ## Synonyms - libertine - profligate - dissolute ## Antonyms - ascetic - abstainer ## Related Forms - debauch - debauchery ## Etymology Borrowed from French debauche, the past participle of debaucher, 'to lead away from duty or corrupt.' In English the participial form became a noun for a dissolute person. ## Topics - Describing People markdown