depravation

/dɛp.ɹəˈveɪ.ʃən/

dɛp · ɹƏVEꞮ · ʃən (3 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

Detraction; depreciation.

Etymology

From Middle French dépravation, from Latin dēprāvātiō (“perversion, distortion, corruption, depravity”).