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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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very bad behaviour synonym wickedness
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, or from Latin turpitudo, from turpis ‘disgraceful, base’.

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