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debauchery

noun
Saydi-BAW-chuh-reeUS/dɪˈbɔ.t͡ʃə.ɹi/UK/dɪˈbɔː.t͡ʃə.ɹi/

Pluraldebaucheries

2 meanings of debauchery

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  1. 1
    wild livingnouncountable or uncountable
    Wild behavior with too much drinking, drugs, or sex, which people think is wrong.

    The prince wasted his money on a life of debauchery.

    The party turned into a night of drunken debauchery.

    UsageOften a life of debauchery.

    Similardecadence, dissipation, depravity, excess

    Oppositetemperance, abstinence, restraint

  2. 2
    nounarchaicuncountable
    Tempting someone to stop doing what they should do.
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Origin

From debauch, with the ending -ery added. It was first used around 1642.

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 2 facts