debauchery
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tʃə noun, plural de·bauch·er·ies.
1.
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.
2.
Archaic. seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue.
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debauch (dɪˈbɔːtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | (tr) to seduce (a woman) |
| —n | |
| 3. | an instance or period of extreme dissipation |
| [C16: from Old French desbaucher to corrupt, literally: to shape (timber) roughly, from bauch beam, of Germanic origin] | |
| debauchedly | |
| —adv | |
| de'bauchedness | |
| —n | |
| de'baucher | |
| —n | |
| de'bauchery | |
| —n | |
| de'bauchment | |
| —n | |
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Debauchery
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Example sentences
Our hero is free to pursue the carefree debauchery that is his birthright.
The sheer scope of the likely debauchery is unimaginable.
He apparently gave in to debauchery by frequenting the geisha houses of Kyoto.
Unable to love his wife because he blames her for the death of his closest friend, Brick turns to drink and debauchery.
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