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debauchery

debauchery

18 9.1
Too much drinking and sex for pleasure
  • noun
  • /dɪˈbɔːtʃəri/
  • NSFW
translation icon : depravación
  • The resort was known for its luxurious amenities and wild nights filled with debauchery and excess.

Your memoir is this insane tale of debauchery, drugs, comedy and love.

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Examples

  • Perfect setting for several days of food, booze and debauchery.

  • And a new legend pops up every year during homecoming week to warn Bliss field's teenagers of the dangers of "underage debauchery."

  • But I do like the occasional night of debauchery when there you go, right?

  • That is why you prefer a life of debauchery.

  • The wine last night, the music... the delicious debauchery.

  • And so I found myself in a downward spiral of debauchery.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Your memoir is this insane tale of debauchery, drugs, comedy and love.

  • Drinking, gambling and debauchery.

  • One night of drunken debauchery, Aaron, Zack, and I tried to call up our old friend SPC Trent.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • What about your night of debauchery with Señor Sanchez?

Synonyms

depravity
vsdebauchery
  • Formal
25 8.8

A state of very bad moral behavior

is milder, referring to heavy sensual indulgence rather than total moral ruin
decadence
vsdebauchery
20 8.1

A decline in morals when people enjoy luxury and pleasure too much

focuses on personal sensual excess rather than broad cultural decline
overindulgence
vsdebauchery
2 6.1

Doing too much of something enjoyable, often food or treats, that causes harm

applies specifically to sensual excesses, especially drinking and sexual activity
dissolution
vsdebauchery
  • Literature
2 8.5

A life of too much sex and drinking

is the more common everyday term for that same excessive indulgence
dissipation
vsdebauchery
  • NSFW
1 8.9

A life of too much pleasure that wastes money and harms health

focuses more narrowly on sensual excess rather than wastefulness
debauch
vsdebauchery
  • NSFW
9.8

A life of too much drinking, sex, and other wrong behavior

expresses the same excess but as a general noun for the behaviour
dissoluteness
vsdebauchery
  • Formal
9.9

A lack of moral control that makes a person enjoy too many physical pleasures

is the concrete label for such excessive indulgent behaviour
libertinage
vsdebauchery
  • NSFW
9.9

A lifestyle with little moral or sexual control

highlights excess in sensual pleasures rather than a sustained lifestyle choice
looseness
vsdebauchery
  • Offensive
9.9

A lack of moral restraint shown by sexual or improper behavior

is a modern, general term for excessive sensual indulgence

Antonyms

47 3.5

Keeping actions or feelings within reasonable limits

The ability to control your feelings and urges

How Immoral

depravity
  • Formal
25 8.8
debauchery
  • NSFW
18 9.1
dissipation
  • NSFW
1 8.9
excess
62 4.4
indulgence
24 6.0

Surface Forms

debauchery singular
debaucheries plural

Morphology

debauchery = debauch (transparent) = debauch + ery

Formed by the verb 'debauch' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ery', indicating the state or practice of debauching; the meaning follows standard noun-formation patterns.

Etymology

Debauchery comes from the French débauche, where de- means 'away' and the rest meant 'to lead away'. So debauchery is the idea of being 'led away' from a good life into too much drinking and sexual activity.