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    immorality
    /ˌɪməˈralɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the state or quality of being immoral; wickedness: "he believed his father had been punished by God for his immorality"

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  2. IMMORALITY definition: 1. behaviour that is morally wrong, or outside society's standards of what is acceptable: 2…. Learn more.

  3. the quality or state of being immoral; especially : unchastity; an immoral act or practice… See the full definition

  4. IMMORALITY meaning: 1. behaviour that is morally wrong, or outside society's standards of what is acceptable: 2…. Learn more.

  5. Immorality is evil, sinful, or otherwise wrong behavior. Immorality is often called wickedness and is a state avoided by good people. Since morality refers to things that are right, immorality has to do with things that are wrong — like stealing, lying, and murdering.

  6. behaviour that does not follow accepted standards of sexual behaviour. a life of immorality. sexual immorality. compare amorality, morality. Check pronunciation: immorality. Definition of immorality noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. immorality in British English. (ˌɪməˈrælɪtɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -ties. 1. the quality, character, or state of being immoral. 2. immoral behaviour, esp in sexual matters; licentiousness; profligacy or promiscuity. 3. an immoral act.

  8. The earliest known use of the noun immorality is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for immorality is from around 1566, in a translation by John Alday, translator. immorality is formed within English, by derivation.

  9. 1. the quality, character, or state of being immoral. 2. immoral behaviour, esp in sexual matters; licentiousness; profligacy or promiscuity. 3. an immoral act. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  10. IMMORAL definition: 1. morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, and moral behaviour: 2…. Learn more.

  11. Immorality definition: immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.. See examples of IMMORALITY used in a sentence.