turpitude

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Pronunciation

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/ (UK)

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/ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/ (UK) · /ˈtɜɹpətuːd/ (US)

Definition of turpitude

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.

“As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.

“As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.”
(countable, uncountable)An act evident of such depravity.

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Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).

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