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debauch

/dɪˈbɔːtʃ/verb

उच्चारण डिबॉच

चरित्र बिगाड़ना, भ्रष्ट करना, पथभ्रष्ट करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb formal

    to make somebody behave in an immoral way, especially by encouraging them to drink too much alcohol or have too much sex

    चरित्र बिगाड़ना, भ्रष्ट करना, पथभ्रष्ट करना

    • The play tells the story of a young prince debauched by his courtiers.

    Synonyms corrupt deprave pervert lead astray

    Opposite reform

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth formal

    to make the quality or value of something lower

    (गुणवत्ता या मूल्य) घटाना, दूषित करना

    • Critics argued that cheap television had debauched public taste.

    Synonyms debase degrade corrupt cheapen

noun
  1. 1

    [C] old-fashioned

    a period of drinking too much alcohol and behaving in an immoral way

    ऐयाशी का दौर, रंगरलियाँ

    • They spent the night in a drunken debauch.

    Synonyms orgy binge spree

◇Word family
debauched adjectivedebauchery noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

corrupt deprave pervert lead astray debase degrade cheapen orgy binge spree

Antonyms

reform

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the related noun debauchery, meaning immoral behaviour involving alcohol or sex, is much more common in exams than the verb debauch.

इससे जुड़ा noun debauchery, जिसका अर्थ शराब या भोग-विलास से जुड़ा अनैतिक व्यवहार है, परीक्षाओं में verb debauch से कहीं अधिक आता है।