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- Dictionaryimmoral/ɪˈmɒrəl/
adjective
- 1. not conforming to accepted standards of morality: "unseemly and immoral behaviour"
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IMMORAL definition: 1. morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, and moral behaviour: 2…. Learn more.
broadly : conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles. immorally. (ˌ)i (m)-ˈmȯr-ə-lē. -ˈmär- adverb. Synonyms. bad. dark. evil. iniquitous. nefarious. rotten. sinful. unethical. unlawful. unrighteous. unsavory. vicious. vile.
Immoral means not moral and connotes evil or licentious behavior. Amoral, nonmoral, and unmoral, virtually synonymous although the first is by far the most common form, mean utterly lacking in morals (either good or bad), neither moral nor immoral.
Use the adjective immoral to describe a person, group, or situation that intentionally goes against accepted ideas of what is right, like a government that attacks its own people, or a friend who steals your favorite spatula.
Definition of immoral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
IMMORAL meaning: 1. morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, and moral behaviour: 2…. Learn more.
immoral, abandoned, depraved describe one who makes no attempt to curb self-indulgence. immoral, referring to conduct, applies to one who acts contrary to or does not obey or conform to standards of morality; it may also mean licentious and perhaps dissipated.
immoral, abandoned, depraved describe one who makes no attempt to curb self-indulgence. immoral, referring to conduct, applies to one who acts contrary to or does not obey or conform to standards of morality; it may also mean licentious and perhaps dissipated.
noun [ U ] uk / ˌɪməˈræləti / us. (Definition of immoral from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Immoral Definition. ĭ-môrəl, -mŏr- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Not in conformity with accepted principles of right and wrong behavior, specif., depraved. Webster's New World. Contrary to established moral principles. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
