Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Depraved, degenerate, corrupt: Describes a state of extreme moral corruption, often involving excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, vice, or perversion. It implies a fall from a proper moral standard.
   • Decadent: Can describe something characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline, often linked to excessive luxury and self-indulgence.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lối sống đồi trụy đó đã hủy hoại anh ta. (That depraved lifestyle destroyed him.)
  • Bộ phim bị cấm chiếu vì chứa đựng những nội dung đồi trụy. (The film was banned for containing decadent/depraved content.)
  • Những tư tưởng đồi trụy không được chấp nhận trong xã hội. (Depraved/degenerate ideas are not accepted in society.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự đồi trụy" (noun): The state or quality of being depraved; depravity, degeneracy.
  • Sự đồi trụy của tầng lớp quý tộc cuối cùng đã dẫn đến sự sụp đổ. (The degeneracy of the nobility ultimately led to its downfall.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đồi bại (adj): Synonymous with , meaning corrupt, depraved. It often emphasizes moral decay.
• Suy đồi (adj/verb): To degenerate, to decay; describes the process of moral or physical decline.
• Trụy lạc (adj): Dissolute, debauched; specifically emphasizes a life given over to sensual pleasures and vice.

Synonyms

• Depraved: Morally corrupt; wicked.
• Degenerate: Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.
• Decadent: Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
• Dissolute: Lax in morals; licentious.

Related Phrases

• Lối sống đồi trụy: A depraved/dissolute lifestyle.
• Văn hóa đồi trụy: Decadent culture.
• Tư tưởng đồi trụy: Depraved/degenerate ideas.

Notes on Meaning

• The word đồi trụy carries a strong negative moral judgment. It is not a neutral term and is used to condemn behavior, art, or ideas considered to be extremely morally corrupt, often with connotations of sexual vice and excess.
• It is more severe than simply "immoral" () and implies a profound level of corruption and decay.

1. Depraved
   • Cuộc sống ăn chơi đồi trụy
     A depraved life of pleasure