depravedness

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /dɪˈpreɪvdnəs/ UK /dɪˈpreɪvdnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being morally corrupt or depraved

The sermon dwelt at length on the depravedness of the age.

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Etymology

Formed from depraved (past participle of deprave) plus the suffix -ness; from Latin depravare ('to corrupt'), from de- (intensive) plus pravus ('crooked, wrong').

depravare Latin pravus Latin

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# depravedness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈpreɪvdnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpreɪvdnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being morally corrupt or depraved

## Examples
- The sermon dwelt at length on the depravedness of the age.

## Synonyms
- depravity
- corruption
- wickedness
- perversion
- degeneracy
- immorality

## Antonyms
- virtue
- purity
- righteousness
- goodness

## Related Forms
- deprave
- depraved
- depravity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: depravare
- Root: pravus

## Etymology
Formed from depraved (past participle of deprave) plus the suffix -ness; from Latin depravare ('to corrupt'), from de- (intensive) plus pravus ('crooked, wrong').

## AI Etymology
Depravedness is formed from depraved (past participle of deprave) plus the suffix -ness; from Latin depravare ('to corrupt'), from de- (intensive) plus pravus ('crooked, wrong'). Important recorded forms include depravare (Latin) and pravus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state of being morally corrupt or depraved. The wider family includes related words such as deprave, depraved, and depravity.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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