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de·bauch

(dĭ-bôch′)
v. de·bauched, de·bauch·ing, de·bauch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To corrupt morally. See Synonyms at corrupt.
b. To seduce (someone).
2. To reduce the value, quality, or excellence of; debase: debauch a currency.
3. Archaic To cause to forsake allegiance.
v.intr.
To indulge in dissipation.
n.
1. The act or a period of debauchery.
2. An orgy.
[French débaucher, from Old French desbauchier, to lead astray, roughhew timber : des-, de- + bauch, beam, of Germanic origin.]
de·bauch′ed·ly (-bô′chĭd-lē) adv.
de·bauch′er n.
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debauched

(dɪˈbɔːtʃt)
adj
characterized by self-indulgence and moral corruption
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. debauched - unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
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debauched

adjective corrupt, abandoned, perverted, degraded, degenerate, immoral, dissipated, sleazy, depraved, wanton, debased, profligate, dissolute, licentious, pervy (slang) a debauched circus performer in nineteenth-century Poland
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Translations
فاسِد، ميّال إلى الخَلاعَه
zhýralý
moralsk fordærvet
züllött
drykkfelldur
ištvirkavimasištvirkęs
izlaidīgs
zhýralý

debauched

[dɪˈbɔːtʃt] ADJ → depravado, libertino
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debauched

[dɪˈbɔːtʃt] (old-fashioned) adj
a debauched lifestyle → une vie de débauché(e); [society] → de débauchés, dépravé(e)
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debauched

adj person, look → verderbt ; life → zügellos, ausschweifend
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debauched

[dɪˈbɔːtʃt] adj (old) (person) → debosciato/a; (taste, morals) → dissoluto/a, vizioso/a
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debauched

(diˈboːtʃt) adjective
inclined to debauchery. losbandig, ontaard, verdorwe فاسِد، ميّال إلى الخَلاعَه развратен devasso zhýralý ausschweifend udsvævende; moralsk fordærvet ακόλαστος vicioso liiderlik عیاش؛ شهوتران irstas débauché הוֹלֵל विलासी pokvaren, razuzdan züllött pesta pora drykkfelldur debosciato 堕落した 방탕한 ištvirkęs izlaidīgs pesta pora liederlijk fordervet, utsvevende rozpustny بې لارى كول، له لارې ايستل فاسدول، خرابول devasso depravat, desfrânat развратный hýrivý razuzdan razvratan sedeslös, utsvävande ที่ล่อลวงให้ทําผิดศีลธรรม çapkın, zampara 放蕩的 розбещений عیاشی کی طرف مائل trác táng 放荡的
deˈbauchery noun
too much indulgence in pleasures usually considered immoral, especially sexual activity and excessive drinking. a life of debauchery. losbandigheid, uitspattigheid فِسْق، فُجور، خَلاعَه развратност devassidão zhýralost, hýření die Ausschweifung udskejelser; udsvævelser ακολασία libertinaje liiderlikkus الواطی؛ شهوترانی irstaus débauche פריצות, זימה विलासिता pokvarenost, raskalašenost kicsapongás pesta pora yang berlebih-lebihan óhóf, sukk, svall, ólifnaður dissolutezza 酒色にふけること 방탕 ištvirkavimas uzdzīve; izlaidība pesta pora yang berlebih-lebihan losbandigheid utskeielser, utsvevelser rozpusta بې لارى كول، له لارې ايستل فاسدول، خرابول devassidão desfrâu разврат hýrenie razuzdanost razvrat utsvävningar, liderlighet, sedeslöshet พฤติกรรมที่ผิดศีลธรรมทางโลกีย์ çapkınlık, zamparalık 放蕩 розбещеність; розпуста عیاشی ، جنسی تلذذ میں بے اعتدالی sự trác táng 放荡
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It is the other part of your offence, therefore, upon which I intend to admonish you, I mean the violation of your chastity;--a crime, however lightly it may be treated by debauched persons, very heinous in itself, and very dreadful in its consequences.
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These rogues, whom I had picked up, debauched my other men, and they all formed a conspiracy to seize the ship, and secure me; which they did one morning, rushing into my cabin, and binding me hand and foot, threatening to throw me overboard, if I offered to stir.
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