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degraded
English
Etymology
See degrade and compare French degré (“step”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d????e?d?d/
Adjective
degraded (comparative more degraded, superlative most degraded)
- Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
- The Netherlands […] were reduced, practically, to a very degraded condition.
- (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
- 1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea
- The Grapsoid species are represented of a degraded form in Porcellana
- 1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea
- (heraldry, not comparable) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
Synonyms
- (deprived of dignity): humiliated
Translations
Verb
degraded
- simple past tense and past participle of degrade
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immoral
English
Etymology
From im- +? moral.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m?r?l/
- Rhymes: -?r?l
Adjective
immoral (comparative more immoral, superlative most immoral)
- Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.
- Synonyms: wicked, unjust, dishonest, vicious, licentious, unethical, corrupt, unscrupulous, wrong, unrighteous
- Antonyms: moral, pure, righteous
Usage notes
- Said of people, deeds, groups, traditions, or practices.
Related terms
- amoral
Translations
Further reading
- immoral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- immoral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From im- +? moral.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /im.mo??al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im.mu??al/
Adjective
immoral (masculine and feminine plural immorals)
- immoral
- Antonym: moral
Derived terms
Further reading
- “immoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “immoral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “immoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “immoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From im- +? moral.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.m?.?al/
Adjective
immoral (feminine singular immorale, masculine plural immoraux, feminine plural immorales)
- immoral
- Antonym: moral
Related terms
Descendants
- Russian: ???????????????? (beznrávstvennyj) (calque)
Further reading
- “immoral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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