"immoral" meaning in English

See immoral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈmɒrəl/ [UK], /ɪˈmɔrəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immoral.wav [UK] Forms: immoral [positive], more immoral [comparative], most immoral [superlative]
Etymology: im- + moral Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|im|moral}} im- + moral Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is immoral it is something that is wrong or bad. That is, it is against what is moral.
    Sense id: simple-immoral-en-adj--iskjiqk
  2. If a person is immoral they do immoral things and have bad morals or is against what is moral.
    Sense id: simple-immoral-en-adj-Puq-G1t0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with im-
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