immorality 1

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Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct

Examples

1.the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction

Antonym

noun

concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

Derivationally related form

adjective

deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

adjective

not adhering to ethical or moral principles

Hyponym

noun

failure to adhere to moral principles

noun

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

noun

the capability of being corrupted

noun

the quality of being lewd and lascivious

noun

lack of moral standards in a society

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