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depravation |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depravation \Dep`ra*va"tion\ (d[e^]p`r[.a]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. depravitio from depravare: cf F. d['e]pravation. See {Deprave}.] 1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.] To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme, For depravation. --Shak. 2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad the act of corrupting. 3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 4. (Med.) Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion. Syn: Depravity; corruption. See {Depravity}.
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