depraved
adjective
[ dɪˈpreɪvd ]
• morally corrupt; wicked.
• "he was a depraved lecher"
Similar:
corrupt,
corrupted,
perverted,
deviant,
degenerate,
debased,
degraded,
immoral,
unprincipled,
reprobate,
debauched,
dissolute,
profligate,
lewd,
licentious,
lascivious,
lecherous,
lustful,
prurient,
obscene,
indecent,
libertine,
sordid,
wicked,
sinful,
vile,
base,
iniquitous,
nefarious,
criminal,
vicious,
brutal,
warped,
twisted,
pervy,
sick,
sicko,
deprave
verb
• make (someone) immoral or wicked.
• "this book would deprave and corrupt young children"
Similar:
corrupt,
lead astray,
warp,
subvert,
pervert,
debauch,
debase,
degrade,
make degenerate,
defile,
sully,
pollute,
poison,
contaminate,
infect,
demoralize,
vitiate,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘pervert the meaning or intention of something’): from Old French depraver or Latin depravare, from de- ‘down, thoroughly’ + pravus ‘crooked, perverse’.
