Thesaurus: depravation

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1. n. Detraction; depreciation.
2. n. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
3. n. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
4. n. Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
5. n. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
6. 1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.] To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme, For depravation. Shak. 2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting. 3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment. Sir G. C. Lewis. 4. (Med.) Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion. Syn. -- Depravity; corruption. See Depravity.
7. Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
8. n moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles