turpitude

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Pronunciation

/ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd/(TUR-pih-tyood)

Part of speech

nounformal

Chinese

卑鄙；堕落（道德上的邪恶）

Definition

Depravity; wickedness; extremely immoral or wicked behavior.

Word family

  • (no major derivatives)

Collocations

  • moral turpitude
  • act of turpitude
  • depths of turpitude

Examples

  1. 1.The crime was considered an act of moral turpitude. (extreme immorality)
  2. 2.Conviction for moral turpitude can result in deportation under immigration law. (legal term)

Synonyms

  • depravity/dɪˈprævɪti/— moral corruption
  • wickedness/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/— evil behavior
  • villainy/ˈvɪləni/— wicked actions

Etymology

from Latin "turpitudo" = baseness — "turpis" = vile, ugly — moral ugliness