Psychological Disorders And Behaviors

noun a state of moral corruption or wickedness

• The depravity of the criminal's actions shocked the entire community.
• I can't believe the level of depravity in that movie.
• That guy's depravity knows no bounds.
• The depravity of the situation was like a dark cloud hanging over us.

noun the act of whipping or flogging as a form of punishment or self-discipline

• Flagellation was a common form of punishment in ancient Rome.
• I heard they used flagellation in that old movie as a form of torture.
• They say flagellation was used to teach that guy a lesson.
• The self-flagellation of constantly criticizing oneself can be damaging to one's mental health.

noun A person who commits the crime of rape, a sexual assault involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent.

• The police are searching for the rapist who has been targeting women in the area.
• I heard that the guy next door is a rapist, so make sure to stay away from him.
• That rapist deserves to rot in jail for what he did.
• The virus is like a rapist, invading and violating the body's defenses.

noun aggressiveness or hostility

adjective truculent (fierce or cruel)

• The CEO's truculence during negotiations made it difficult to reach a compromise.
• His truculence in the meeting was off-putting to everyone in the room.
• I can't stand his truculence, he always has to be so confrontational.
• The storm's truculence was evident in the way it battered the coastline.

adjective describing someone who is not sorry for their actions or behavior

• The criminal remained unrepentant for his actions during the trial.
• Despite being caught red-handed, he was unrepentant about stealing from the store.
• She's totally unrepentant about skipping class to go to the concert.
• The artist was unrepentant about pushing the boundaries of traditional art forms.

noun the act of faking one's own death

• The act of faking one's own death is known as pseudocide.
• I heard he tried to pull off a pseudocide to escape his debts.
• She's planning to do a pseudocide to start fresh.
• Sometimes we need to metaphorically commit pseudocide to leave our past behind.