Entry Word: depravity

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior <regards the widespread acceptance of gambling as another sign of the depravity of todayʼs society> — see corruption 2
2 immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society <a section of the city long known as den of depravity> — see vice 1
3 the state or quality of being utterly evil <the depravity of the demons and devils in many tales of horror> — see enormity 1