American English pronunciation
How to pronounce immoral
IPA transcription: [,ɪ'mɔɹəl]
Pronunciation variants: [,ɪ'mɔɹəl][,ɪ'mɚəl]
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Adjective
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deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
Adjective
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not adhering to ethical or moral principles
“base and unpatriotic motives”
“a base, degrading way of life”
“cheating is dishonorable”
“they considered colonialism immoral”
“unethical practices in handling public funds”
Usage examples
- Therefore, aggression is intrinsically immoral.
- This would be dishonest and immoral.
- The debauchery and the sexual perversions are of the most immoral, and affect everyone.
- Immorality is often closely linked with both religion and sexuality.
- Carter believed human slavery immoral, and tried to pass his beliefs to his children.
- There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
- All Arab countries have strong censorship laws against illicit and immoral content.
- Handsome Lake abolished societal sins, attempting to cleanse the tribes of all immoral actions.