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im·mor·al·i·ty

(ĭm′ô-răl′ĭ-tē, ĭm′ə-)

n. pl. im·mor·al·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being immoral.

2. An immoral act or practice.

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immorality

(ˌɪməˈrælɪtɪ)

n, pl -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

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im•mo•ral•i•ty

(ˌɪm əˈræl ɪ ti, ˌɪm ɔ-)

n., pl. -ties.

1. immoral quality, character, or conduct.

2. sexual misconduct.

3. an immoral act.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

immorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"

depravation, depravity, degeneracy, putrefaction, corruption - moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "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"

anomie, anomy - lack of moral standards in a society

wrongness - contrary to conscience or morality

evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

morality - concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

immorality - morally objectionable behavior

evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"

foul play - unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence)

sexual immorality - the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions"

immorality

noun wickedness, wrong, vice, evil, corruption, sin, depravity, iniquity, debauchery, badness, licentiousness, turpitude, dissoluteness a reflection of our society's immorality
goodness, morality, honesty, purity, lawfulness

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immorality

noun

1. A wicked act or wicked behavior:

crime, deviltry, diablerie, evil, evildoing, iniquity, misdeed, offense, peccancy, sin, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing.

2. Degrading, immoral acts or habits:

Translations

فُجور، لا أخلاقيَّه، فَساد

nemravnost

umoralskhed

siîleysi

nemravnosť

ahlâksızlık

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immorality

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immoral

(iˈmorəl) adjective

wrong or wicked. immoral conduct.

imˈmorally adverbˌimmoˈrality (-ˈrӕ-) noun

immorality

n. inmoralidad.