depravities
Acts of wickedness
Depravities are acts of moral corruption or wickedness.
The word implies not just wrongdoing but deep ethical degradation—behavior that violates fundamental standards of decency: The documentary exposed the depravities committed during the regime.
A single depravity is a corrupt act or the state of being depraved; the plural suggests multiple instances or varieties of wickedness.
Moral corruption or evil
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
damnation · sacrilege · heresy · apostasy · idolatry · godlessness · impiety · abomination
Compulsive substance reliance
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- lustIntense carnal appetite
greed · hedonism · indulgence · excess · lechery · intemperance · profligacy · debauchery
Departure from accepted standards
- fetishismFixation on specific objects
- sadomasochismErotic pain-giving and receiving
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- paraphiliaAtypical sexual interest disorder
deviancy · aberration · sadism · masochism · degeneracy · predation · exploitation · molestation
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- extortionObtaining through threats
nepotism · cronyism · fraud · money laundering · racketeering · collusion · malfeasance · profiteering
Deliberate infliction of suffering
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- sadismPleasure from inflicting pain
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- barbaritySavage or cruel behavior
savagery · inhumanity · malice · tyranny · oppression · persecution · abuse · violence
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- transgressionViolation of law or code
blasphemy · damnation · sacrilege · heresy · apostasy · idolatry · godlessness · impiety · abomination · perdition
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
lust · greed · hedonism · indulgence · excess · lechery · intemperance · profligacy · debauchery · dissipation
deviance
Departure from accepted standards
- fetishismFixation on specific objects
- sadomasochismErotic pain-giving and receiving
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
paraphilia · deviancy · aberration · sadism · masochism · degeneracy · predation · exploitation · molestation · bestiality
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
extortion · nepotism · cronyism · fraud · money laundering · racketeering · collusion · malfeasance · profiteering · exploitation
torture
Deliberate infliction of suffering
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- sadismPleasure from inflicting pain
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
barbarity · savagery · inhumanity · malice · tyranny · oppression · persecution · abuse · violence · viciousness
depravitiesvirtues
Positive moral traits
moralities · righteousness · goodness · rectitude · uprightness
depravitiesnobilities
Hereditary ruling classes
honors · dignities · noble deeds · justices · proprieties
depravitiespurities
States of being uncontaminated
innocences · wholesomeness · cleanness · chastities · modesty
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