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Depravation Definition & Meaning

depravation
noun
  1. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

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  • "sleep depravation"
    AOL — AOL
  • "consequences of sleep depravation"
    AOL — AOL

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What does depravation mean?
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
What part of speech is depravation?
Depravation is a noun.

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