Debauchery
[dɪ'bɔːtʃ(ə)rɪ] or [dɪ'bɔtʃəri]
Definition
(n.) Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance.
(n.) Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness.
Typist: Psyche
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Excesses, dissipation, dissoluteness.[2]. Licentiousness, lewdness.
Inputed by Donald
Examples
- The thoughtless riot, dissipation, and debauchery of his younger days produced fever and delirium. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I tried dissipation--never debauchery: that I hated, and hate. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The Bacchanalia of Melnos do not include the debauchery of Athens, nor are the Anthesphoria anything more than innocent flower festivals. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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