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English
Etymology
From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).
Pronunciation
Noun
depravation (countable and uncountable, plural depravations)
- Detraction; depreciation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
- The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
- Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
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Danish
Noun
depravation c (singular definite depravationen, not used in plural form)
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