turpitude C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈtɝpɪtuːd/ UK /ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun depravity or moral wickedness He was barred from office for crimes of moral turpitude. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · depravity or moral wickedness depravitywickednessbasenessvilenessimmoralitycorruptiondegeneracy ↔ Opposites virtueintegrityrectitudehonorgoodness Etymology AI details From Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitudo ('baseness, disgrace'), from turpis ('base, vile, shameful, ugly'), of uncertain further origin. turpitudo Latin turpis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # turpitude **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɝpɪtuːd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd/ ## Meanings 1. depravity or moral wickedness ## Examples - He was barred from office for crimes of moral turpitude. ## Synonyms - depravity - wickedness - baseness - vileness - immorality - corruption - degeneracy ## Antonyms - virtue - integrity - rectitude - honor - goodness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: turpitudo - Root: turpis ## Etymology From Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitudo ('baseness, disgrace'), from turpis ('base, vile, shameful, ugly'), of uncertain further origin. ## AI Etymology Turpitude comes from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitudo ('baseness, disgrace'), from turpis ('base, vile, shameful, ugly'), of uncertain further origin. The historical trail runs through Latin turpitudo and Latin turpis. In modern use it means depravity or moral wickedness. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown