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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdébauche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: debosh
"Cette fête a fini dans la débauche la plus totale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially sexual activity and alcohol.
"The weekend was spent in a blur of endless parties and debauchery." - 2
Moral corruption or depravity.
"The novel depicts the gradual decline of the aristocracy into decadence and debauchery."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'debaucher' (to entice from work or duty, originally meaning to lead astray from the workshop), combining the prefix 'de-' (away from) and 'bauch' (workshop or beam). Entering English in the late 16th century, the term evolved from general corruption or misbehavior to specifically denote excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, alcohol, or immorality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Debauchery" is said worldwide
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débauche
Transliteration: debosh
"Cette fête a fini dans la débauche la plus totale."
Ausschweifung
Transliteration: Ausschweifung
Script: Ausschweifung
"Das Nachtleben der Stadt war voller Ausschweifungen."
debauche
Transliteration: debauche
"La sua vita era dedita ai piaceri e alla dissolutezza."
debauchery
Transliteration: debochelia
"La fiesta terminó en una noche de pura debauchería."
debauchery
Transliteration: debauchery
"Eles viveram uma vida de completa devassidão."
ऐश-परस्ती
Transliteration: aish-parasti
"उसका जीवन केवल ऐश-परस्ती और विलासिता से भरा था।"
纵欲
Transliteration: zòngyù
"罗马皇帝因其无度的纵欲而闻名。"
방탕
Transliteration: bangtang
"그들은 하룻밤 동안의 방탕한 생활에 빠졌다."
放蕩
Transliteration: hōtō
"彼の人生は酒と放蕩に明け暮れていた。"
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