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- 1. depraved or wicked behaviour or character: formal "acts of moral turpitude"
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noun [ U ] formal uk / ˈtɜː.pɪ.tʃuːd / us / ˈtɝː.pə.tuːd / Add to word list. evil: acts / crimes of moral turpitude. Synonym. depravity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom.
The meaning of TURPITUDE is inherent baseness : depravity; also : a base act. How to use turpitude in a sentence. Did you know?
If you are guilty of turpitude, you should be ashamed of yourself. Turpitude is a word that represents depraved behavior. Prisons are filled with criminals who have engaged in acts of moral turpitude.
noun [ U ] formal us / ˈtɝː.pə.tuːd / uk / ˈtɜː.pɪ.tʃuːd / Add to word list. evil: acts / crimes of moral turpitude. Synonym. depravity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom.
Definition of 'turpitude' Word Frequency. turpitude. (tɜːʳpɪtjuːd , US -tuːd ) uncountable noun. Turpitude is very immoral behaviour. [formal] She felt depressed by the turpitude of modern society. Synonyms: wickedness, evil, corruption, criminality More Synonyms of turpitude. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Turpitude definition: vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.. See examples of TURPITUDE used in a sentence.
Definition of turpitude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define turpitude. turpitude synonyms, turpitude pronunciation, turpitude translation, English dictionary definition of turpitude. n. 1. Depravity; baseness. 2. A base act. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin...
Noun. Filter. noun. Baseness; vileness; depravity. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A base act. American Heritage. An instance of this. Webster's New World. Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness. The delinquent juvenile was guilty of moral turpitude. Wiktionary. Synonyms: depravity. vileness. baseness.
noun. 1. vile, shameful, or base character; depravity. 2. a vile or depraved act. SYNONYMS 1. wickedness, vice, vileness, wrongdoing. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.
