Turpitude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːpɪtˌuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːpɪtjˌuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːpɪtjˌuːd/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːpɪtˌuːd/.

Examples

the various turpitudes of modern society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

depravity

Parts of Speech

noun	a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice “the various turpitudes of modern society”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verdorbenheit

eine korrupte oder verdorbene oder entartete Handlung oder Praxis

🇪🇸Spanish

depravación

un acto o práctica corrupta, depravada o degenerada

🇮🇹Italian

turpitudine

un atto o una pratica corrotta, depravata o degenerata

🇳🇱Dutch

schande

een corrupte, verdorven of gedegenereerde daad of praktijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

torpeza

um ato ou prática corrupta, depravada ou degenerada

🇷🇺Russian

пошлость

коррумпированное, развращенное или дегенеративное действие или практика

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधमता

एक भ्रष्ट या भ्रष्ट या पतित कार्य या प्रथा

🇮🇳Tamil

கொந்தளிப்பு

ஒரு ஊழல் அல்லது சீரழிந்த அல்லது சீரழிந்த செயல் அல்லது நடைமுறை

🇮🇳Telugu

గందరగోళం

అవినీతి లేదా నీచమైన లేదా దిగజారిన చర్య లేదా అభ్యాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्तपणा

भ्रष्ट किंवा भ्रष्ट किंवा अध:पतन करणारी कृती किंवा सराव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિરતા

ભ્રષ્ટ અથવા અધમ અથવા અધોગતિ કૃત્ય અથવા પ્રથા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧತೆ

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಅವನತಿ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധത

അഴിമതി നിറഞ്ഞതോ അധഃപതിച്ചതോ അധഃപതിച്ചതോ ആയ പ്രവൃത്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രയോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੜਬੜ

ਇੱਕ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਘਟੀਆ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗੜਿਆ ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਅਭਿਆਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

ایک کرپٹ یا فرسودہ یا تنزلی کا عمل یا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

堕落

腐败或堕落或堕落的行为或做法

🇯🇵Japanese

混乱

腐敗した、堕落した、または退廃的な行為または習慣

🇰🇷Korean

비열

부패하거나 타락하거나 타락한 행위 또는 관행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sa đọa

một hành động hoặc thực hành tham nhũng hoặc đồi trụy hoặc thoái hóa

🇹🇭Thai

ความขุ่นเคือง

การกระทำหรือการปฏิบัติที่ทุจริตหรือเสื่อมทรามหรือเสื่อมทราม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejahatan

tindakan atau praktik yang korup atau bejat atau merosot

🇵🇭Filipino

kaguluhan

isang tiwali o masama o masamang gawain o gawain

🇲🇾Malay

keburukan

perbuatan atau amalan yang rosak atau rosak akhlak atau degenerasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفساد

فعل أو ممارسة فاسدة أو منحرفة أو منحلة

🇮🇷Persian

تنبلی

یک عمل یا عمل فاسد یا فاسد یا منحط

🇹🇷Turkish

alçaklık

yozlaşmış veya ahlaksız veya yozlaşmış bir eylem veya uygulama

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁחִיתוּת

מעשה או נוהג מושחת או מושחת או מנוון

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