ˌdeprəˈvāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin depravation-, depravatio perversion, from depravatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. obsolete : defamation , calumny
2. : the act or process of depraving or the state of being depraved : corruption , perversion , degeneracy , depravity ; also : an instance of this