The meaning of Immorality

noun

Poor quality or low standard.

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None of you are doing justice to the badness of this film

noun

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

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The journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places

noun

Dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power, for example, accepting money for doing something illegal or immoral

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He was a member of the team looking into allegations of corruption in the local government building…

noun

Excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.

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A long weekend at the seaside means drinking, drugging & general debauchery, yes?

noun

Bad sexual behaviour, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, etc.

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A life of debauchery

noun

The state or quality of being degenerate.

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The degeneracy of later roman work

noun

Behaviour that shows very low moral standards

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He wrote about the moral degeneracy that accompanies the accumulation of wealth.

noun

Moral corruption; wickedness.

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A tale of depravity hard to credit

noun

The state of being morally bad, or an action that is morally bad

noun

Deceitfulness shown in someone's character or behaviour.

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The dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty and misconduct

noun

The quality or an act of not being honest

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Her dishonesty landed her in prison., mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of…

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

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His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

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His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

noun

The state or quality of being impure.

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A struggle to rid the soul of sin and impurity

noun

The fact that a substance is dirty or lower in quality because it is mixed with another substance, or something that causes this

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Impurities are removed from the blood by the kidneys., the impurity of the water is a health risk.

noun

Immoral or grossly unfair behaviour.

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A den of iniquity

noun

A very wrong and unfair action or situation

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They fought long and hard against the iniquities of apartheid., the writer reflects on human injust…

noun

An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.

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A sin in the eyes of god

verb

Commit a sin.

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I sinned and brought shame down on us

abbreviation

Sine.

noun

Behaviour that is against the rules of a religion or morally wrong

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He becomes obsessed with his parents' apparent sinfulness., she regrets her life of sinfulness and …

noun

Depraved or wicked behaviour or character.

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Acts of moral turpitude

noun

Immoral or wicked behaviour.

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An open sewer of vice and crime

preposition

As a substitute for.

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The letter was drafted by david hunt, vice bevin who was ill

noun

A metal tool with movable jaws which are used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done on it, typically attached to a workbench.

Usage examples:

Hold the rail in the vice

noun

The quality of being very unpleasant, and usually immoral and unacceptable

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He is an ambitious man, not evil, but capable of occasional vileness., there is a culture of vilene…

noun

The quality of being evil or morally wrong.

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The wickedness of the regime

noun

The fact of being morally very wrong or bad

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They would be punished for their wickedness.