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Definition of turpitude noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

turpitude

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