n. The act of perverting or distorting; perversion; vilification.n. The act of making or becoming bad or worse; the act or process of debasement; deterioration.n. Depraved or corrupt quality or character; degeneracy; depravity.n. A depraved tendency; inclination toward evil or corruption.n. Synonyms Depravity, Depravation, deterioration, corruption, vitiation, contamination, debasement. Depravation is especially the act of depraving or the process of becoming depraved; depravity, the state resulting from the act or process. The use of depravation for depravity is uncommon.