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- [tur-pi-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
- /ˈtɜː.pɪ.tjuːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tur-pi-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈtɜr pɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
Definitions of turpitude word
- noun turpitude vile, shameful, or base character; depravity. 1
- noun turpitude a vile or depraved act. 1
- noun turpitude moral corruption 1
- uncountable noun turpitude Turpitude is very immoral behaviour. 0
- noun turpitude base character or action; depravity 0
- noun turpitude baseness; vileness; depravity 0
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Origin of turpitude
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin turpitūdō, equivalent to turpi(s) base, vile + -tūdō -tude
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Parts of speech for Turpitude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turpitude popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
turpitude usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turpitude
noun turpitude
- breach of trust — a violation of duty by a trustee or any other person in a fiduciary position
- bribery — Bribery is the act of offering someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to do something for you.
- corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
- diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
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