depraved

[ dih-preyvd ]
/ dɪˈpreɪvd /

adjective

corrupt, wicked, or perverted.

Origin of depraved

First recorded in 1585–95; deprave + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM depraved

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH depraved

depraved deprived

Definition for depraved (2 of 2)

deprave
[ dih-preyv ]
/ dɪˈpreɪv /

verb (used with object), de·praved, de·prav·ing.

to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
Obsolete. to defame.

Origin of deprave

1325–75; Middle English depraven (< Anglo-French) < Latin dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to dē- de- + prāv(us) crooked + -āre infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM deprave

dep·ra·va·tion [dep-ruh-vey-shuh n] /ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən/, noun de·prav·er, noun de·prav·ing·ly, adverb non·dep·ra·va·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for depraved (1 of 2)

depraved
/ (dɪˈpreɪvd) /

adjective

morally bad or debased; corrupt; perverted

Derived forms of depraved

depravedness (dɪˈpreɪvɪdnɪs), noun

British Dictionary definitions for depraved (2 of 2)

deprave
/ (dɪˈpreɪv) /

verb (tr)

to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate
obsolete to defame; slander

Derived forms of deprave

depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən), noun depraver, noun

Word Origin for deprave

C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked