depravation

noun

dep·​ra·​va·​tion ˌdeprəˈvāshən 

plural -s

1

obsolete : defamation, calumny

2

: the act or process of depraving or the state of being depraved : corruption, perversion, degeneracy, depravity

also : an instance of this

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin depravation-, depravatio perversion, from depravatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for depravation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation