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depravation

/ˌdeprəˈveɪʃn/noun

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नैतिक पतन, भ्रष्टता, दुराचार

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noun
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    [U] formal

    the act of making somebody or something morally bad, or the state of being morally bad

    नैतिक पतन, भ्रष्टता, दुराचार

    • The film shows the slow depravation of a once honest officer.
    • a life of depravation and crime

    Synonyms depravity corruption degeneracy wickedness

    Opposite virtue goodness purity

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deprave verbdepraved adjectivedepravity noun
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Do not confuse depravation (moral corruption, from deprave) and deprivation (a lack of things that people need, such as food or education, from deprive).

Depravation (नैतिक पतन, जो deprave से बना है) और deprivation (भोजन या शिक्षा जैसी ज़रूरी चीज़ों का अभाव, जो deprive से बना है) में confuse न करें।