"depravity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dəˈprævɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-depravity.wav [US] Forms: depravity [singular], depravities [plural]
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  1. The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
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  2. A very bad act or trait.
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  3. evil that is part of human nature, contamination by sin. Synonyms: wickedness, evil
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