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debauchee

debauchee

1 9.9
A person who enjoys sex, drinking, and wild parties too much
  • noun
  • /dɪˈbɔːʃi/
  • NSFW
translation icon : debauchador

Examples

  • The sun was up, and it was a glorious new day, yet Dickens looked like some aged debauchee.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The pious debauchee.

    The Libertine (2004)

  • Daddy's perfect little girl, within whom beat the wanton heart of a debauchee in the waning hours of the Roman Empire.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Dickinson's "Inebriate of Air" and "Debauchee of Dew" clearly parallel

    Academic text (2016)

  • Despite his charm, everyone knew he was a debauchee who always sought out the night's indulgences.

  • After lavish parties filled with wine and merriment, he was often labeled as the life of the gathering, a true debauchee.

  • She warned her friends to avoid him, as he was known to be a debauchee, easily lured by temptations and excess.

Synonyms

degenerate
vsdebauchee
  • Offensive
15 8.3

A person seen as morally corrupt because of bad behaviour

centers on active sensual indulgence and lack of restraint, not past decline
rounder
vsdebauchee
  • Offensive
5 9.9

A person who often drinks too much and behaves badly

focuses on excessive sensual pleasures and lack of restraint
libertine
vsdebauchee
  • NSFW
5 9.9

A person who ignores moral rules, especially about sex

focuses more on sensual excess and lacking restraint rather than principlelessness
decadent
vsdebauchee
1 8.2

A person who lives in great luxury and cares only about pleasure

is about sensual excess and moral looseness rather than cultural decline

Antonyms

abstainer
6.7

A person who avoids things like sweets or alcohol for moral and religious reasons

How Immoral

degenerate
  • Offensive
35 8.0
debauchee
  • NSFW
1 9.9
pleasure seeker
  • NSFW
1 3.9

Surface Forms

debauchee singular
debauchees plural

Morphology

debauchee = debauch (transparent) = debauch + ee

The noun denotes a person who is debauched or is the object of debauching; the relationship 'debauch' + '-ee' is a regular English formation.

Etymology

The word debauchee comes from French débaucher, with de- meaning 'away' and bauche meaning 'bench' or 'work', so it first meant someone 'led away' from their work. That's why a debauchee today is a person who gives in to too much pleasure and shows little self-control.