Depravation
Depravation (dep`rȧ*vā"shun) , noun
[Latin depravitio, from depravare: compare French dépravation. See Deprave.]
1.
Detraction; depreciation. [Obsolete]
To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme,
For depravation.
2.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
3.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment.
4.
(Medicine) Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.