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    depravity - Dictionary definition and meaning for word depravity

    Definition
    (noun) moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
    Example Sentence
    • the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
    • moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
    • its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
    • Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
    Definition
    (noun) a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
    Synonyms : turpitude
    Example Sentence
    • the various turpitudes of modern society
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for depravity

people are deprived of their basic amenities because of the extreme corruption existing among the goverment employees

depravi(ty)- so if u are a tamilian,u can resemble this with ade paavi, ie ,this is told to somone ,who has done something wiked or corrupt.

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Depravity: Think of "deprive". When people are deprived, they tend to head for corruption.

"depravity" sounds like "rave party".. which is attended by corrupt people whose minds are filled with wicked ideas!!

Deprave sounds like DePray..opposite of PRAYER....Corruption

johnny depp and raveena tandon (DEP-RAVeena-cITY)elope together in a cycle . as usual our traffic police men who are corrupt ask depp for licence and get money from him...lol

Remember deprive means to take away something, so DEPRAVITY means to take money from others

depravity = de+prey+vity - people who are depraved will prey upon others through their corruption and obscenity

ANNA HAZARE protest against DEPRAVITY..REMEMBER

Depravity = the poverty. The poverty is because of the extreme corruption of the government officials.

(in tamil kala vari vidrathu)demolition the deep gravity of a person - wickedness, corrupt

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