turpitude en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/ (UK)
- /ˈtɜɹpətuːd/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).
Meanings
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(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.
1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:
- (countable, uncountable) An act evident of such depravity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turpitudes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
turpitudinous · turpidly · turpid
Synonyms
wrong · lewdity · impurity · outrage · wickedness · misdoing · degeneracy · obliquity · corruption · misguilt · depravity · pravity · wickedness · peccability · baseness · iniquity · degeneracy · malignity · wrongdoing · wickedness · depravedness · turpitude · atrocity · perversion · vitiation · wickedness · turpitude · defilement · infamy · depravity · degradation · sin · outrage · pollution · perversion · depravity · iniquity · depravation · sinfulness
Translations (9)
bg низост (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness) · ru развращённость (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness) · fr turpitude (act evident of such a depravity) · bg подлост (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness) · fr turpitude (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness) · ru ни́зость (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness) · de Verderbtheit (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness) · de Schändlichkeit (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness) · de Verworfenheit (inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness)