debauched; debauching; debauches
1
a
: to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
debauched poets
a debauched society
b
: to lead away from virtue or excellence
debauched by ambition
factory methods … debauched Victorian design—
Country Life
Country Life2
a
: to seduce from chastity
notorious for debauching young women
b
archaic
: to make disloyal
debaucher
noun
1
: an act or occasion of extreme indulgence in sensuality or carnal pleasures : an act or occasion of debauchery
2
: orgy
a debauch of pleasure
Synonyms
Examples of debauch in a Sentence
Verb
the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew to the point where they no longer acted like naval professionals
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Instead, Mixtape Pluto is subterranean and nocturnal, hedonistic one minute and aching with regrets the next, debauched but wounded.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Life is debauched and consistent, until that handsome twentysomething gent wanders into Lee’s favorite watering hole.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
On the evidence of this savage industry satire, the experience was souring, dehumanizing and debauching.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Snook plays not just the eternally young but damnably debauched Dorian Gray, but every one of the 26 parts in two unbroken hours of ceaselessly kinetic, highly choreographed, tech-heavy action.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As debauched and dirty as our film is, it’s still done so intentionally and tastefully.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2023
That voice — languid, searching, slightly debauched — was once the centerpiece of a complete and holistic text.
—James Robins, Vulture, 1 May 2023
Despite its enduring popularity, the mojito is saddled with a bit of a bad reputation among cocktail cognoscenti: Overzealous bartenders often debauch it with too much sugar, too much booze, or fruit and other flavors, misdeeds that add more color than coherence.
—Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
Armond White, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
Itaewon was spawned as a bawdy nightlife district adjacent to the U.S. military barracks, whose carousing GIs inevitably lent a reputation for sleaze and debauch.
—TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
But this year, the island is celebrating much more than Ernest Hemingway’s six-toed cats, Duval Street pub crawls or a Fantasy Fest debauch.
—Gwen Filosa, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2022
After the fashion industry disgraced itself by banishing Melania Trump, this latest debauch comes as no surprise.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Mar. 2021
Take a break from taking a break with a long debauch at the Chateau Marmont?
—Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020
In stark contrast to Mr Sehic’s debauches, hundreds of starving Bosniaks, led by small numbers of armed men, raid surrounding Serb villages for food.
—The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
Pain and Glory Rated R for language, recreational drug use and remembrance of debauches past.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2019
Hot Springs was a wild town in those days—a spa for rich northerners, a debauch of illegal gambling, fancy nightclubs, and the Oaklawn racetrack.
—Joe Klein, Daily Intelligencer, 30 June 2017
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Verb
That doesn’t seem especially forbidden or debauched.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Instead, Mixtape Pluto is subterranean and nocturnal, hedonistic one minute and aching with regrets the next, debauched but wounded.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Life is debauched and consistent, until that handsome twentysomething gent wanders into Lee’s favorite watering hole.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
On the evidence of this savage industry satire, the experience was souring, dehumanizing and debauching.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Snook plays not just the eternally young but damnably debauched Dorian Gray, but every one of the 26 parts in two unbroken hours of ceaselessly kinetic, highly choreographed, tech-heavy action.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As debauched and dirty as our film is, it’s still done so intentionally and tastefully.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2023
That voice — languid, searching, slightly debauched — was once the centerpiece of a complete and holistic text.
—James Robins, Vulture, 1 May 2023
Despite its enduring popularity, the mojito is saddled with a bit of a bad reputation among cocktail cognoscenti: Overzealous bartenders often debauch it with too much sugar, too much booze, or fruit and other flavors, misdeeds that add more color than coherence.
—Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
Noun
Though no more realistic than a QT debauch or Matthew Vaughn’s ludicrous Kingsman franchise, Ritchie’s movie refashions such adolescent sadism so that this patriotic violence feels larky.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
Itaewon was spawned as a bawdy nightlife district adjacent to the U.S. military barracks, whose carousing GIs inevitably lent a reputation for sleaze and debauch.
—TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
But this year, the island is celebrating much more than Ernest Hemingway’s six-toed cats, Duval Street pub crawls or a Fantasy Fest debauch.
—Gwen Filosa, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2022
After the fashion industry disgraced itself by banishing Melania Trump, this latest debauch comes as no surprise.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Mar. 2021
Take a break from taking a break with a long debauch at the Chateau Marmont?
—Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020
In stark contrast to Mr Sehic’s debauches, hundreds of starving Bosniaks, led by small numbers of armed men, raid surrounding Serb villages for food.
—The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
Pain and Glory Rated R for language, recreational drug use and remembrance of debauches past.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2019
Hot Springs was a wild town in those days—a spa for rich northerners, a debauch of illegal gambling, fancy nightclubs, and the Oaklawn racetrack.
—Joe Klein, Daily Intelligencer, 30 June 2017
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