# depravation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/

## Definitions
1. Detraction; depreciation.
2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
4. Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

## Etymology
From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/depravation