HyperDic: immorality

English > 2 senses of the word *immorality*:
NOUN	attribute	immorality	the quality of not being in accord / accord with standards of right or good conduct
NOUN	act	immorality, evil, wickedness, iniquity	morally objectionable behavior

immorality > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.merae'lihtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *immorality*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of not being in accord / accord with standards of right or good conduct.
Example	"the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
Narrower	anomie, anomy	lack of moral standards in a society
	corruptibility	The capability of being corrupted
	corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction	Moral perversion
	evil, evilness	The quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
	licentiousness, wantonness	The quality of being lewd and lascivious
	unrighteousness	failure to adhere to moral principles
	wrongness	contrary to conscience or morality
Broader	quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Opposite	morality	concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong
Spanish	inmoralidad
Catalan	immoralitat
Adjectives	immoral	deliberately violating / violating accepted principles of right and wrong
Adjectives	immoral	not adhering to ethical or moral principles

English > *immorality*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	morally objectionable behavior.
Synonyms	evil, wickedness, iniquity
Narrower	deviltry, devilry	wicked and cruel behavior
	foul play	unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence)
	irreverence, violation	A disrespectful act
	sexual immorality	The evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions
Broader	transgression, evildoing	The act of transgressing
Spanish	iniquidad, inmoralidad
Catalan	immoralitat, iniquitat

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