turpitude
noun/ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd/
/ˈtɜːrpɪtuːd/
[uncountable] (formal)- very bad behaviour synonym wickednessWord Originlate 15th cent.: from French, or from Latin turpitudo, from turpis ‘disgraceful, base’.
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