pravity

- Usage: Common in modern English to describe profound moral decay ( e. g. , "the depravity of war crimes" ) .
- Root: From Latin "depravare" ( to distort, corrupt ) , emphasizing a fall from goodness.
- Example:
- "His acts of cruelty revealed utter depravity. "
- فارسی: �خشونت های او نشان دهنده فساد اخلاقی مطلق بود. �
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### 2. Pravity ( فساد / انحراف - قدیمی )
- Meaning: Moral corruption ( similar to depravity but less severe ) .
- Usage: An archaic term rarely used today; replaced by "depravity. "
- Root: Directly from Latin "pravitas" ( crookedness, perversity ) , without the intensifying prefix "de - ".
- Example ( historical ) :
- "The pravity of his character was noted by scholars. "
- فارسی: �دانشمندان به فساد اخلاقی او اشاره کرده اند. �
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### Key Difference:
- Depravity implies extreme, active corruption ( a stronger term ) .
- Pravity is milder and obsolete, suggesting a general moral flaw.
Think of "depravity" as "deep wickedness" and "pravity" as "old - fashioned crookedness. "
### Root & Origin:
- Latin Root: "pravus" ( meaning crooked, perverse, corrupt )
→ Derived into "depravare" ( to distort, corrupt )
→ Entered English via Old French as "depravit�" ( moral corruption ) .
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### Related Words ( with Meanings in Persian/فارسی ) :
1. Depraved ( adj. ) – Morally corrupt
- فارسی: فاسد اخلاقی، منحرف
- Example: "a depraved criminal" → "یک جنایتکار فاسد"
2. Deprave ( v. ) – To corrupt morally
- فارسی: تباه کردن ( اخلاقاً )
- Example: "Violence depraves society. " → "خشونت جامعه را تباه می کند. "
3. Perversion ( n. ) – Distortion from what is normal
- فارسی: انحراف، کج روی
- Example: "sexual perversion" → "انحراف جنسی"
4. Perverse ( adj. ) – Stubbornly contrary
- فارسی: سرکش، خلاف جریان
- Example: "a perverse decision" → "تصمیمی خلاف منطق"
5. Pravity ( archaic, n. ) – Synonym for depravity
- فارسی: فساد اخلاقی
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### Key Idea:
All these words retain the core sense of deviation from moral/natural order ( like the original "crookedness" in pravus ) .
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