: marked by corruption or evil
a depraved attack
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the work of depraved minds
He acted with depraved indifference to human suffering.
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That's the sort of depraved conditions that drove those in detention there to ten days of hunger strike so far.
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Air Mail, 21 June 2025
That's the sort of depraved conditions that drove those in detention there to ten days of hunger strike so far.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Our narrator is Alex, an apathetic and depraved teen gang leader who is as pleased by violence as he is enthralled with classical music.
—Robert English, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Our message to these depraved criminals is clear: LEAVE NOW.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
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“Depraved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depraved. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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depraved
adjective
de·praved
di-ˈprāvd 
: marked by moral corruption or perversion as shown by a capacity for extreme and wanton physical cruelty
the depraved state of mind of the murderer
the depraved nature of the crime
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