turpitude

noun /ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/

1. Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.

   countable, uncountable

   As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.

2. An act evident of such depravity.

   countable, uncountable

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry turpitude (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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