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immorality

[ im-uh-ral-i-tee, im-aw- ]

noun

plural immoralities.
  1. immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
  2. sexual misconduct.
  3. an immoral act.


immorality

/ ˌɪəˈæɪɪ /

noun

  1. the quality, character, or state of being immoral
  2. immoral behaviour, esp in sexual matters; licentiousness; profligacy or promiscuity
  3. an immoral act
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of immorality1

First recorded in 1560–70; immoral + -ity
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And in 2018 he caused a stir when, in a column for Spanish newspaper El País, he called feminism "the most determined enemy of literature, trying to decontaminate it from machismo, multiple prejudices and immoralities".

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He also urged them to repeal or make substantial revisions to what he described as "problematic provisions" in the EIT Law – namely, those criminalising alleged immorality, defamation and hate speech.

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They mistake the amorality of economic decision-making for the immorality they ascribe to their political enemies.

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The series, which ran from 1999 to 2006, depicted Washington as a place where despite the politicking and immorality, the Constitution prevailed.

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we're in is a complete crisis of the whole basis of how we make decisions, and the short-termism and the irrationality and immorality of those decisions.

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