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1 turpitude
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2 sramotnost
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3 порочность
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4 kebejatan
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5 позорное поведение
turpitude имя существительное:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > позорное поведение
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6 aljasság
turpitude, nastiness, unprincipledness, meanness -
7 gyalázatosság
turpitude, outrageousness, monstrosity -
8 iniquidad
f.1 iniquity.2 evil act.* * *1 iniquity* * *SF (=maldad) wickedness, iniquity frm; (=injusticia) injustice* * *= inequity, iniquity, turpitude.Ex. It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.Ex. To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex. The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.----* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.* * *= inequity, iniquity, turpitude.Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.* * *
iniquidad sustantivo femenino iniquity, injustice
* * *iniquidad nfFormal iniquity* * *f iniquity, wickedness* * *iniquidad nf: iniquity, wickedness -
9 bajeza
f.1 baseness.2 vile deed.3 meanness, abjection, abjectedness, abjectness.4 vile action, contemptible action.* * *1 (acción) base action, despicable act, vile deed2 figurado baseness* * *SF1) (=maldad) vileness, baseness2) (=acto malvado) mean deed, vile deed* * *a) ( acción) despicable actb) ( cualidad) baseness* * *= turpitude.Ex. The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.* * *a) ( acción) despicable actb) ( cualidad) baseness* * *= turpitude.Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.
* * *1 (acción) despicable act2(cualidad): nunca creí que fuera capaz de tanta bajeza I never thought her capable of such baseness o of being so vile* * *
bajeza f (falta de moral) baseness, abjectness, meanness: eso fue una bajeza, that was a despicable thing to do
* * *bajeza nf1. [cualidad] baseness;actuó con bajeza she behaved basely o vilely2. [acción] vile deed* * *f1 ( calidad) baseness2 ( acto) despicable thing to do* * *bajeza nf1) : low or despicable act2) : baseness -
10 ignominia
f.ignominy.* * *1 ignominy, public shame* * *SF1) (=deshonor) disgrace, ignominyes una ignominia que... — it's a disgrace that...
2) (=acto) disgraceful act* * *femenino (frml)a) (vergüenza, deshonra) shame, ignominy (frml)b) ( cosa vergonzosa) disgrace* * *= obloquy, turpitude, ignominy.Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.Ex. The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex. If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.* * *femenino (frml)a) (vergüenza, deshonra) shame, ignominy (frml)b) ( cosa vergonzosa) disgrace* * *= obloquy, turpitude, ignominy.Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex: If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.* * *( frml)1 (vergüenza, deshonra) shame, ignominy ( frml)la ignominia que sufrió the shame o ignominy that he sufferedcubrió de ignominia el buen nombre de la familia he brought shame on the family's good name, he disgraced the family's good name2 (cosa vergonzosa) disgrace* * *ignominia nf1. [deshonor] ignominy2. [acción] outrage* * *f ignominy, disgrace* * *ignominia nf: ignominy, disgrace -
11 iniquidad moral
(n.) = moral turpitudeEx. Thus, the Court must consider evidence of Burris's moral character in the form of a conviction for a crime of moral turpitude.* * *(n.) = moral turpitudeEx: Thus, the Court must consider evidence of Burris's moral character in the form of a conviction for a crime of moral turpitude.
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12 maldad
f.1 evil.2 evil thing.3 evilness, evil, badness, fiendishness.4 evil act, evil deed, evil action, wrongdoing.* * *1 (cualidad) evil, wickedness2 (acto) evil thing, wicked thing* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) evil, wickedness2)* * *a) ( cualidad) evilness, wickednessb) ( acto) evil deed, wicked thing* * *= nastiness, perversity, sinisterness, viciousness, wickedness, malice, iniquity, meanness, turpitude, ill will, badness, maliciousness.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex. She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.Ex. With the right ingredients put together so that virtue triumphs and wickedness is punished a very satisfying story can be produced.Ex. Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.Ex. To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex. He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.Ex. The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex. On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.Ex. Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or ' badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.Ex. Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.----* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* sin maldad = guileless.* * *a) ( cualidad) evilness, wickednessb) ( acto) evil deed, wicked thing* * *= nastiness, perversity, sinisterness, viciousness, wickedness, malice, iniquity, meanness, turpitude, ill will, badness, maliciousness.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex: She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.Ex: With the right ingredients put together so that virtue triumphs and wickedness is punished a very satisfying story can be produced.Ex: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex: He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or ' badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.Ex: Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* sin maldad = guileless.* * *1 (cualidad) evilness, wickedness2 (acto) evil deed, wicked thingla envidia la llevó a hacer muchas maldades envy led her to commit many evil deeds* * *
maldad sustantivo femenino
maldad sustantivo femenino
1 wickedness, evil
2 (comentario) wicked o evil remark: lo que has dicho es una maldad, that was a really nasty thing to say
' maldad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perversión
English:
meanness
- sod
- wrongdoing
- evil
- mean
- spite
* * *maldad nf1. [cualidad] evil2. [acción] evil thing;cometer maldades to do evil o wrong* * *f evil;es una maldad hacer eso it’s a wicked thing to do* * *maldad nf1) : evil, wickedness2) : evil deed* * *maldad n evil -
13 mezquindad
f.1 meanness.2 mean action.3 low action, evil act, vile act.4 smallmindedness, poorness of spirit, pettiness.* * *1 meanness, stinginess2 (acción) mean thing* * *SF1) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess2) (=insignificancia) paltriness, wretchedness3) (=acto vil) mean thing (to do)* * *a) ( cualidad - de tacaño) meanness, stinginess (colloq); (- de ruin)es de una mezquindad asombrosa — he's incredibly nasty o (colloq) mean
b) ( acción egoísta) mean thing to do* * *= meanness, turpitude, penny-pinching.Ex. He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.Ex. The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex. The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.* * *a) ( cualidad - de tacaño) meanness, stinginess (colloq); (- de ruin)es de una mezquindad asombrosa — he's incredibly nasty o (colloq) mean
b) ( acción egoísta) mean thing to do* * *= meanness, turpitude, penny-pinching.Ex: He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.
Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex: The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.* * *1 (cualidad — de tacaño) meanness, stinginess ( colloq)2 (acción egoísta) mean thing to do3(cantidad insignificante): ¡qué mezquindad de sueldo te pagan! what paltry wages o what a pittance they pay you!esta ración es una mezquindad this is a really mean o stingy portion* * *
mezquindad sustantivo femenino
(— de vil): smallmindedness, pettiness
' mezquindad' also found in these entries:
English:
meanness
- parsimony
- pettiness
- stinginess
* * *mezquindad nf1. [avaricia] meanness, stinginess2. [carácter miserable] meanness, nastiness* * *f meanness* * *mezquindad nf1) : meanness, stinginess2) : petty deed, mean action -
14 vileza
f.1 vile or despicable act.2 vileness.3 meanness, baseness, abjection, abjectness.4 vile act, despicable act, mean act, vileness.* * *1 (cualidad) vileness, baseness2 (acto) vile act, despicable deed* * *SF1) (=cualidad) vileness, foulness; (=carácter) meanness; (=injusticia) injustice2) (=acción) vile act, base deed* * ** * *= turpitude.Ex. The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.* * ** * *= turpitude.Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.
* * *( liter)1 (cualidad) vileness2 (acción) vile act, despicable deed* * *
vileza sustantivo femenino
1 (propio de vil) vileness
2 (acción) despicable o vile act
' vileza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sordidez
English:
sliminess
* * *vileza nf1. [acción] vile o despicable act2. [cualidad] vileness* * *f1 vileness2 acción despicable act* * *vileza nf1) : vileness2) : despicable action, villainy -
15 низост
meanness, baseness, vileness, villainy; contemptibility, manginess, littleness, turpitude* * *нѝзост,ж., -и meanness, baseness, vileness, sordidness, villainy; contemptibility, contemptibleness, manginess, sleaziness, littleness, turpitude; извършвам \низост do a mean thing, be guilty of a cowardly act; каква \низост! what a mean/despicable thing to do, разг. what a dirty thing to do.* * *abjection; littleness{`litlinis}; manginess{`mENdjinis}; meanness; vileness{`vailnis}; villainy; yellowness* * *1. meanness, baseness, vileness, villainy;contemptibility, manginess, littleness, turpitude 2. извършвам НИЗОСТ do a mean thing, be guilty of a cowardly act 3. каква НИЗОСТ! what a mean/despicable thing to do, разг. what a dirty thing to do -
16 turpitudine
* * *[turpi'tudine]sostantivo femminile turpitude, foulness* * *turpitudine/turpi'tudine/sostantivo f.turpitude, foulness. -
17 порочность
1) General subject: depravity, perversity, pravity, turpitude, viciousness, corruption2) Obsolete: naughtiness3) Bookish: vitiosity4) Religion: malice5) Law: moral turpitude6) leg.N.P. unchastity -
18 развращённость
1) General subject: badness, corruption, debauchery, depravation, depravity, lubricity, putrefaction, turpitude, dissolution2) Bookish: salacity3) Religion: lasciviousness4) Law: moral turpitude5) Psychology: viciousness -
19 Verworfenheit
f depravity* * *die Verworfenheitdepravation; turpitude; abjectness; crookedness* * *Ver|wọr|fen|heitf -, no pldepravity* * *Ver·wor·fen·heitf (geh) depravity* * *Verworfenheit f depravity* * *f.abjectness n.crookedness n.depravation n.turpitude n. -
20 moral
adj.moral.tienen el apoyo moral de todos nosotros they have our moral supportf.1 morals, morality.moral estricta strict morals2 morale.su victoria nos dio mucha moral her win lifted our spirits o improved our moraleestar bajo de moral to be in poor spiritslevantarle o subirle la moral a alguien to lift somebody's spirits, to cheer somebody up3 mulberry tree, mulberry.4 blackberry bush.m.mulberry tree.* * *► adjetivo1 moral\levantar la moral a alguien to boost somebody's morale, raise somebody's spiritsestar bajo,-a de moral to be in low spiritsestar con la moral por los suelos to be down in the dumpstener más moral que el Alcoyano to be a born optimistobligación moral moral duty————————1 BOTÁNICA mulberry tree* * *1. noun f.1) morale2) morality2. adj.* * *ISM (Bot) mulberry treeII1. ADJ1) (=ético) moraltenemos la obligación moral de ayudarle — we are morally obliged to help him, we have a moral obligation to help him
2) (=espiritual) moral2. SF1) (=ética, moralidad) morality, morals plla moral cristiana — Christian morality, Christian morals
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faltar a la moral — to behave immorally2) (=estado de ánimo) morale•
levantar la moral a algn — to raise sb's spirits o moralela moral se me cayó por los suelos cuando la vi con otro hombre — my heart sank when I saw her with another man
3) (=valor) moral courageyo no habría tenido moral para hablarles así — I wouldn't have had the moral courage to speak to them like that
* * *Iadjetivo moralIImasculino mulberry (tree)III1) (Fil, Relig)a) ( doctrina) moral doctrineb) ( moralidad) morality, morals (pl)2)a) ( estado de ánimo) moralelevantarle la moral a alguien — to raise somebody's morale, lift somebody's spirits
b) (arrojo, determinación) will* * *= moral, moral knowledge, morale, morality, sense of morality.Ex. Clear examples of such support were the abandoned forms SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITIONS under Negroes and HISTORY AND CONDITION under women.Ex. P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.Ex. When they changed jobs, morale in public services fell immediately.Ex. A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.Ex. This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.----* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground.* apoyo moral = moral support.* asesor moral = guidance counsellor, ethicist.* autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* carácter moral = moral character.* comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.* conducta moral = moral conduct.* corrupción moral = moral corruption.* deber moral = moral duty.* decadencia moral = moral decay.* degeneración moral = moral decay.* depravación moral = moral depravity.* doble moral = double standard.* hundirse la moral = morale + plummet.* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.* integridad moral = moral character.* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* lavantar la moral = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* obligación moral = moral obligation.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* principio moral = moral principle.* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.* valor moral = moral value.* victoria moral = moral victory.* virtud moral = moral virtue.* * *Iadjetivo moralIImasculino mulberry (tree)III1) (Fil, Relig)a) ( doctrina) moral doctrineb) ( moralidad) morality, morals (pl)2)a) ( estado de ánimo) moralelevantarle la moral a alguien — to raise somebody's morale, lift somebody's spirits
b) (arrojo, determinación) will* * *= moral, moral knowledge, morale, morality, sense of morality.Ex: Clear examples of such support were the abandoned forms SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITIONS under Negroes and HISTORY AND CONDITION under women.
Ex: P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.Ex: When they changed jobs, morale in public services fell immediately.Ex: A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.Ex: This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground.* apoyo moral = moral support.* asesor moral = guidance counsellor, ethicist.* autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* carácter moral = moral character.* comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.* conducta moral = moral conduct.* corrupción moral = moral corruption.* deber moral = moral duty.* decadencia moral = moral decay.* degeneración moral = moral decay.* depravación moral = moral depravity.* doble moral = double standard.* hundirse la moral = morale + plummet.* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.* integridad moral = moral character.* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* lavantar la moral = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* obligación moral = moral obligation.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* principio moral = moral principle.* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.* valor moral = moral value.* victoria moral = moral victory.* virtud moral = moral virtue.* * *A (ético) moralvalores morales moral valuestienes el deber/la obligación moral de denunciarlo you have a moral duty/obligation to report himla formación moral del individuo the moral education of the individualB (espiritual, psicológico) moraldemostró tener gran fortaleza moral she showed that she possessed great moral strength o fiberno podemos brindarte más que apoyo moral we can only offer you moral supportmulberry tree, mulberry1 (doctrina) moral doctrinela moral cristiana the Christian doctrine2 (moralidad, ética) morality, morals (pl)faltar a la moral to commit an immoral actun lugar de dudosa moral a place of dubious moralityB1 (estado de ánimo) moralelevantarle la moral a algn to raise sb's morale, lift sb's spiritsestar bajo de moral to be feeling lowhan quedado con la moral por los suelos their morale has sunk to an all-time low o has hit rock bottomno pierdas la moral don't let things get you downtener más moral que el Alcoyano ( fam); to be very optimistic, to always look on the bright side2 (arrojo, determinación) willcon una moral de acero with iron-willed determination* * *
moral adjetivo
moral
■ sustantivo femenino
1 (Fil, Relig)
2 ( estado de ánimo) morale;
estar bajo de moral to be feeling low;
tener la moral alta to be in good spirits
■ sustantivo masculino
mulberry (tree)
moral
I adjetivo moral: hay unos principios morales que debemos observar, there are moral principles we should follow
II sustantivo femenino
1 (ética) morals pl: la moral de la época no era muy edificante, the morals of the time were not very uplifting
2 (ánimo) morale, spirits pl: tengo la moral por los suelos, my spirits are very low
' moral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apreciarse
- bajeza
- conciencia
- corrupción
- daño
- decente
- deuda
- ética
- grandeza
- incapaz
- lesión
- minar
- moraleja
- orden
- relajación
- relajarse
- repugnancia
- respaldo
- sangrar
- satisfacción
- virtud
- alto
- atentado
- bajo
- compromiso
- decadente
- desmoronarse
- echar
- fortaleza
- levantar
- mora
- poder
- principio
- relajar
- relajo
- rígido
- sano
English:
boost
- dubious
- duty
- good
- grit
- loose
- moral
- morale
- ought
- pep talk
- right
- self-righteousness
- slip
- softness
- stiffen
- victory
- code
- goodness
- pep
- self
- standard
- virtue
* * *♦ adj1. [espiritual] moral;tienen el apoyo moral de todos nosotros they have our moral support;presentó una demanda por daños morales she made a claim for psychological damage2. [ético] moral;tengo la obligación moral de ayudarlos I am morally obliged to help them;no tiene autoridad moral para exigir mi dimisión she does not have the moral authority to demand my resignation♦ nf1. [ética] morality;es un ejemplo de la doble moral del presidente it's an example of the president's double standards2. [ánimo] morale;su victoria nos dio mucha moral her win lifted our spirits o improved our morale;estar bajo de moral to be in poor spirits;Esp Fam Humtiene más moral que el Alcoyano she's not one to get downhearted easilymoral2 nm[árbol] black mulberry tree* * *1I adj moralII f1 ( moralidad) morals pl2 ( ánimo) morale;estar bajo de moral be feeling low;levantar la moral cheer up2 m BOT mulberry tree* * *moral adj: moral♦ moralmente advmoral nf1) moralidad: ethics, morality, morals pl2) ánimo: morale, spirits pl* * *moral1 adj moralmoral2 n1. (principios) morality2. (ánimo) morale
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turpitude — [ tyrpityd ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. turpitudo, de turpis « honteux » ♦ Littér. ou iron. 1 ♦ Caractère de bassesse, d indignité. ⇒ ignominie, infamie. « J ai souvent dit le mal dans toute sa turpitude » (Rousseau). 2 ♦ Action, parole, idée basse,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
turpitude — tur·pi·tude / tər pə ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n: inherent baseness or depravity; also: a base act Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. turpitude … Law dictionary
turpitude — TURPITUDE. s. f. Infamie, bassesse. Cela fait voir sa turpitude. ce Juge est un concussionnaire, je feray voir sa turpitude. il y a de la turpitude à cela. On dit, Découvrir la turpitude de quelqu un, d une famille, pour dire, Découvrir quelque… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Turpitude — Turpitude, meaning baseness or depravity, can refer specifically to: *Moral turpitude, a legal concept in the United States *Gnostical turpitude, the crime of the protagonist in Vladimir Nabokov s Invitation to a Beheading Turpitude Design is… … Wikipedia
turpitude — depravity, infamy, late 15c., from M.Fr. turpitude (early 15c.), from L. turpitudinem (nom. turpitudo) baseness, from turpis vile, ugly, base, shameful, used in both the moral and the physical senses; of unknown origin. Perhaps originally what… … Etymology dictionary
Turpitude — Tur pi*tude, n. [L. turpitudo, from turpis foul, base.] Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turpitude — [n] depravity baseness, corruption, criminality, debasement, debauchery, degradation, evil, immorality, improbity, lewdness, licentiousness, perversion, sinfulness, vice, viciousness, vileness, wickedness; concept 645 … New thesaurus
turpitude — ► NOUN formal ▪ depravity; wickedness. ORIGIN Latin turpitudo, from turpis disgraceful, base … English terms dictionary
turpitude — [tʉr′pi to͞od΄, tʉr′pityo͞od΄] n. [MFr < L turpitudo < turpis, base, vile < IE * tṛpis, from which one must turn < base * trep , to turn away > Sans trapa, shame, embarrassment] 1. baseness; vileness; depravity 2. an instance of… … English World dictionary
turpitude — (tur pi tu d ) s. f. 1° Laideur morale. • Plaisanteries.... qui font retomber le théâtre dans la turpitude d où quelques auteurs plus modestes l avaient tiré, RAC. Plaid. Préface. • Ceux ci craignent d offenser, ceux là redoublent de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
TURPITUDE — s. f. Ignominie qui résulte de quelque action honteuse. Il y a une grande turpitude dans l action dont vous parlez. Cela fait voir sa turpitude. Découvrir, révéler la turpitude de quelqu un, d une famille, Découvrir quelque chose qui doit faire … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)