Definition of "debauchery" in English

noun

1. An excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous and immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.

   • life of debauchery
   • drunken debauchery
   • moral debauchery
   • The novel depicts the debauchery of the ruling class.
   • He sank into a life of debauchery.

2. (archaic) A seduction from duty.