debauchery

[ dih-baw-chuh-ree ]
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noun,plural de·bauch·er·ies.
  1. excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.

  2. Archaic. seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue.

Origin of debauchery

1
First recorded in 1635–45; debauch + -ery

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