Depravation
Pronunciation : Dep`ra*va"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. depravitio, from depravare: cf. F. d?pravation. See Deprave.]
Definition : 1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.] To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme, For depravation. Shak.
2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment. Sir G. C. Lewis.
4. (Med.)
Defn: Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Syn. -- Depravity; corruption. See Depravity.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913