depraving
Leading to wickedness
Depraving is corrupting morally or making worse in character.
The word implies leading someone toward wickedness or degradation: the depraving influence of unchecked power, a childhood depraved by neglect and violence.
Legal contexts sometimes use depraving to describe material that corrupts: content liable to deprave and corrupt.
Distorting from proper use
- demoralizingDestroying confidence or hope
- debauchingLeading into depravity
- debasingLowering in quality
- degradingLowering in worth
tainting · polluting · defiling · contaminating · warping · subverting · vitiating · adulterating
Attracting through charm
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- temptingArousing desire or interest
- luringAttracting through enticement
- enticingPowerfully attractive
inducing · swaying · manipulating · exploiting · grooming · ensnaring · perverting · leading astray
Violating moral law
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- perverseStubbornly unreasonable
- baseSupporting bottom structure
shameful · nefarious · heinous · dishonorable · unethical · lewd · licentious · lascivious
Decline in condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- downfallSudden loss of power
ruin · dissolution · disintegration · decadence · erosion · descent · regression · slippage
Compulsive substance reliance
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- lecheryExcessive sexual indulgence
lust · greed · lasciviousness · hedonism · sensuality · debauchery · intemperance · licentiousness
perverting
Distorting from proper use
- demoralizingDestroying confidence or hope
- debauchingLeading into depravity
- debasingLowering in quality
degrading · tainting · polluting · defiling · contaminating · warping · subverting · vitiating · adulterating · besmirching
seducing
Attracting through charm
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- temptingArousing desire or interest
- luringAttracting through enticement
enticing · inducing · swaying · manipulating · exploiting · grooming · ensnaring · perverting · leading astray · drawing in
sinful
Violating moral law
base · shameful · nefarious · heinous · dishonorable · unethical · lewd · licentious · lascivious · lecherous
degradation
Decline in condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- decayGradual organic breakdown
downfall · ruin · dissolution · disintegration · decadence · erosion · descent · regression · slippage · collapse
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
lechery · lust · greed · lasciviousness · hedonism · sensuality · debauchery · intemperance · licentiousness · dissipation
depravingrefining
Removing unwanted elements
enriching · enlightening · inspiring · cultivating · civilizing
- total depravityHumanity's complete moral corruption
- human depravityInherent wickedness of people