immorality
noun
im·mo·ral·i·ty
ˌi-(ˌ)mȯ-ˈra-lə-tē 
ˌi-mə-
1
: the quality or state of being immoral
especially
: unchastity
2
: an immoral act or practice
Examples of immorality in a Sentence
religious denominations that regard drinking, smoking, and even dancing as examples of immorality
a sermon about modern society's casual acceptance of or indifference to immorality
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Now, more than two years after the Evros Thirty-eight made landfall on the islet, Little Maria is practically a household name, synonymous with refugees’ immorality and the malfeasance of NGOs and journalists.
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Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
At its core, moral outrage is a response to the feeling that others are acting immorally and that their immorality is destroying society.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Segregationists resisted integration by calling it a threat, arguing that interracial relationships would foster immorality.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Just as important, many have come to understand that the outside world hardly resembles the wasteland of deprivation, immorality, and criminality that official propaganda depicts.
—Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2016
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Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
At its core, moral outrage is a response to the feeling that others are acting immorally and that their immorality is destroying society.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Segregationists resisted integration by calling it a threat, arguing that interracial relationships would foster immorality.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Just as important, many have come to understand that the outside world hardly resembles the wasteland of deprivation, immorality, and criminality that official propaganda depicts.
—Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2016
See All Example Sentences for immorality
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“Immorality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immorality. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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immorality
noun
im·mo·ral·i·ty
ˌim-(ˌ)ȯ-ˈral-ət-ē
ˌim-ə-ˈral-
plural immoralities
1
: the quality or state of being immoral
2
: an immoral act or custom
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