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- [dih-baw-chuh-ree]
- /dɪˈbɔ tʃə ri/
- /dɪˈbɔː.tʃər.i/
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- [dih-baw-chuh-ree]
- /dɪˈbɔ tʃə ri/
Definitions of debauchery word
- uncountable noun debauchery You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive. 3
- noun debauchery extreme indulgence of one's appetites, esp. for sensual pleasure; dissipation 3
- noun debauchery orgies 3
- noun debauchery a leading astray morally 3
- noun plural debauchery excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance. 1
- noun plural debauchery Archaic. seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue. 1
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Origin of debauchery
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; debauch + -ery
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Parts of speech for Debauchery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
debauchery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for debauchery
noun debauchery
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- revelry — reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.
- indulgence — the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
- sensuality — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
- drunk — being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.
Antonyms for debauchery
noun debauchery
- moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- virtue — moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- benevolence — inclination or tendency to help or do good to others; charity
- giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
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