debauchery

[ dih-baw-chuh-ree ]

noun

, plural de·bauch·er·ies.

1. excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.
2. Archaic. seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of debauchery¹

First recorded in 1635–45; debauch + -ery

Example Sentences

She blamed them for creating an “environment of debauchery” with suspected sex workers and top celebrities aboard.

From BBC

The evening kicked off in raucous style with William Walter's Portsmouth Point - a spirited piece inspired by a seaside scene full of cavorting couples, drunken debauchery, a peg-legged fiddle player and a man wrestling a dog.

From BBC

Maybe it’s because I’m 33, or because Hotel 850 is made to look like an eccentric aunt’s house, but rather than dreaming of debauchery, I’m looking at the red striped armchair and imagining what it would look like in my living room.

From Los Angeles Times

In my mind, I was traveling through the hot, dry landscape of Nevada and headed toward the mecca of debauchery and decadence: Las Vegas.

From Salon

She alleged that Diddy “fostered and encouraged an environment of debauchery” and “did not have any safeguards in place to ensure there was no excessive drug use, no excessive drinking, and no importation of purported sex workers.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• revelry
• seduction