disreputableness

noun

as in disgracefulness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disreputableness
  1. degradation
  2. shamelessness
  3. venality
  4. debasement
  5. profligacy
  6. dissipation
  7. degeneracy
  8. decadence
Noun
  • Many lines of research align with the theory that aging is a direct result of decay — the inevitable degradation of molecules (including proteins or DNA), organelles, cells, or whole organs — from external assault or inexorable breakdown.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • By spreading stress via polymer chain rearrangement instead of allowing polymer bonds to break, the DNGEs continually reduce the risk of sudden snapping or fatigue-degradation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of degradation
Noun
  • The lucrative example paved the way for more than two decades of musical theater shamelessness.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of shamelessness
Noun
  • The same amount of venality and virtue exists today as did back then, and so human nature just doesn’t change.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 July 2026
  • The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of venality
Noun
  • As a tail-risk hedge — specifically against financial system stress, currency debasement, and geopolitical crisis — gold's track record is stronger and more consistent.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Bitcoin offers growth potential tied to adoption Like gold, Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge against currency debasement because its supply is limited.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Definition of debasement
Noun
  • His first-half profligacy, at odds with his attacking threat, exemplified that notion.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Such profligacy slows real income growth, deters hiring, discourages innovation and drives up interest rates.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of profligacy
Noun
  • That's increasingly difficult as chips become smaller and new solutions are needed to address signal integrity, power delivery, and heat dissipation.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Better quantum simulations Mingjian Zhu, a graduate student in physics and astronomy at Rice, revealed the system enables independent control over a thermal environment’s temperature and dissipation rate.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of dissipation
Noun
  • Speaking to the Freedom Fighters club in Arlington July 1, Hall said moral degeneracy, discipline issues and low literacy rates are products of removing the Bible from classrooms.
    — Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • The team found that a near-infrared resolving power of at least 40 is the minimum needed to break that degeneracy.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of degeneracy
Noun
  • Though the composition’s chocolatey decadence comes through, centifolia rose is still the star of the scent.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Opened this June by Jay Desai, Ray Niak and Rohit Singh, the shop aims to match the decadence of Häagen-Daz with a high-nutrition treat that diabetics can enjoy.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of decadence
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