: marked by corruption or evil
a depraved attack
especially
: having or showing an evil and immoral character
a depraved criminal
the work of depraved minds
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the work of depraved minds
He acted with depraved indifference to human suffering.
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But no, a single depraved millionaire really did spend years loaning out trafficked teenagers to his rich and famous friends.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Yet, Trump, who did bring about peace and the freeing of all the remaining Israeli hostages held in inhumane captivity by depraved Hamas terrorists, was ignored.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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But, as Shackelford implies, one evil (hatred of Jews) cannot justify another — depraved indifference to the starvation of an entire population.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Yet, Trump, who did bring about peace and the freeing of all the remaining Israeli hostages held in inhumane captivity by depraved Hamas terrorists, was ignored.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix) Date TBA
After the success of their foray into the twisted minds of Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez Brothers, Netflix and Ryan Murphy are turning their Monster lens onto arguably one of the most depraved killers in history - Ed Gein.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
But, as Shackelford implies, one evil (hatred of Jews) cannot justify another — depraved indifference to the starvation of an entire population.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Depraved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depraved. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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