Depravity
(noun)
- Moral corruption or corruption of the mind; wickedness.
- An act or condition of being morally corrupt or wicked.
Origin:
From latin depravitas, meaning "corruption".
Examples:
- The depravity of the criminal's actions shocked the community.
- The society's moral depravity is causing an increase in crime.
- The depravity of the political regime was exposed by the opposition.
- He was shocked by the depravity he saw in the city's slums.
- The depravity of the human mind never ceases to amaze me.