What is "debauch" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does debauch mean in English? Meaning of debauch definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "debauch" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "debauch": a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Noun

  • Meaning: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  • Synonyms: bacchanal bacchanalia debauch debauchery drunken revelry orgy riot saturnalia
  • Hypernyms: revel revelry
  • Meaning of "debauch": corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

    Verb

  • Meaning: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  • Example: debauch the young people with wine and women Socrates was accused of corrupting young men Do school counselors subvert young children? corrupt the morals
  • Synonyms: corrupt debase debauch demoralise demoralize deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert vitiate
  • Hyponyms: bastardise bastardize carnalise carnalize infect lead astray lead off poison sensualise sensualize suborn
  • Hypernyms: alter change modify
  • Synonyms:

    defile, pervert, pollute, inveigle, bastardize, debase, violate, seduce, subvert, ruin, vitiate, deflower, demoralize, betray, lure, warp, abuse, tempt, fraternize, ravish, bestialize, fornicate, brutalize, intrigue, go bad, go to hell, lead astray, live in the gutter,

    Antonyms:

    clean, honor, purify, straighten, disgust, praise, obey, protect, cleanse, improve, upgrade, disenchant, turn off, value, be loyal, help, defend, repulse,

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