debauchery

noun

di-ˈbȯ-chə-rē How to pronounce debauchery (audio)
Definition of debaucherynext
1
as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society the fraternity brothers indulged in shameless debauchery all weekend

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2
as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior the minister decried what he called the debauchery of today's society

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3
as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures a night of drinking and debauchery at the gentleman's club

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Recent Examples of debauchery For the 11th time, the Big Easy will play host to the Big Game, adding another chapter in a long legacy of on-field drama and off-field debauchery. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025 He is said to have declared himself a living god, squandered the empire’s wealth on lavish projects, and engaged in acts of cruelty and debauchery. — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025 Lithgow’s character humiliates Rush’s character by forcing him to perform a humiliating act on the dementia doll, reveling in the deeply sinister debauchery. — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The street, famous for debauchery and celebration, wouldn’t fully reopen until their blood was pressure-washed from the pavement. — Dakin Andone, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for debauchery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debauchery
  1. corruption
  2. degradation
  3. immorality
  4. greed
  5. sin
  6. hedonism
  7. evil
Noun
  • Boland states that a comprehensive charter is needed to address Chicago’s continuing climate of political corruption.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The growing pace of space as a commercial resource brings with it the prospect for misdeeds, corruption, piracy, and war.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of corruption
Noun
  • Sharon Perez, senior business development manager at Lenzing Group, noted that there are three potential ways to design with a product’s end of life in mind: circularity, degradation and durability.
    — Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Many countries and regions are recognizing the importance of integrating conservation principles into their agricultural practices, particularly in areas facing significant agricultural challenges due to climate change, soil degradation, and resource scarcity.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of degradation
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  • Now, more than two years after the Evros Thirty-eight made landfall on the islet, Little Maria is practically a household name, synonymous with refugees’ immorality and the malfeasance of NGOs and journalists.
    — Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • At its core, moral outrage is a response to the feeling that others are acting immorally and that their immorality is destroying society.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of immorality
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  • Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Critics of this alignment of the wealthy argue that Trump’s policies thus align less with economic populism to help the average man and more with corporate greed to help these elites.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of greed
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  • Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.
    — Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of sin
Noun
  • These basic ideas, far from revelatory, never come close to the trenchant critiques of hedonism in Wilde’s 1891 novel.
    — Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • At heritage steakhouses, beachside dining rooms and birthday-destination chains, diners are sparing no expense to indulge in a little midcentury hedonism by the coupe glass.
    — Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of hedonism
Noun
  • Here, doing nothing when evil is committed is its own form of evil.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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