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depravation

N การ ทำให้ เสื่อม เลว ลง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEPRAVATION

n. 1. The act of making bad or worse; the act of corrupting.
2. The state of being made bad or worse; degeneracy; a state in which good qualities are lost, or impaired. We speak of the depravation of morals, manners or goverment; of the heart or mind; of nature, taste, etc.
3. Censure; defamation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEPRAVATION

Dep `ra *va "tion, n. Etym: [L. depravitio, from depravare: cf. F.dépravation. 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. )

 

Defn: Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

 

Syn. -- Depravity; corruption. See Depravity.

 

Duden Dictionary

Depravation

De p ra va ti on , De pra va ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Depravati o n |lateinisch depravatio = Verzerrung, Entstellung 1 a bildungssprachlich das Depravieren b bildungssprachlich Zustand, Erscheinungsform der Entartung 2 Münzkunde Wertminderung durch Verschlechterung des Edelmetallgehalts 3 Medizin Verschlechterung im Krankheitszustand

 

French Dictionary

dépravation

dépravation n. f. nom féminin Goût dépravé, avilissement.