depravation

  1. Noun.  Detraction; depreciation.
  2. Noun.  The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
  3. Noun.  The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
  4. Noun.  Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

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