Standard Lemma guide

depraved

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈpɹeɪvd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY0 P R EY1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a depraved killer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Violating principles of rectitude or given standards of decency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of deprave

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • depraved criminals
  • a perverted sense of loyalty
  • the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: perverse, perverted, reprobate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 堕落的 (duòluò de) — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Czech: neřestný — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Danish: depraveret — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Danish: moralsk fordærvet — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Dutch: verdorven — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • French: dépravé — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • German: verdorben — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Greek: διεφθαρμένος (dieftharménos) — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Japanese: 堕落 — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Korean: 타락한 (tarakhan) — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Māori: hīkaka — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fordervet — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Ottoman Turkish: آزغین (azgın) — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Ottoman Turkish: اكری (eğri) — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Portuguese: depravado — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Spanish: depravado — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Swedish: depraverad — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Tamil: மோசமான (mōcamāṉa) — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Thai: เลวทราม (lew thrām) — extremely wrong in a moral sense
  • Vietnamese: đồi trụy — extremely wrong in a moral sense