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Immoral Wanting Earn Money Adjective Bre ɪˈmɒrəl ɪˈmɔːrəl

Word immoral
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɪˈmɒrəl / NAmE / ɪˈmɔːrəl /
Example
  • it's immoral to steal.
  • there's nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money.
  • an immoral act/life/person
  • they were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute).
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immoral

(adjective)BrE / ɪˈmɒrəl / NAmE / ɪˈmɔːrəl /
  1. not considered to be good or honest by most people
    • It's immoral to steal.
    • There's nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money.
  2. not following accepted standards of sexual behaviour
    • an immoral act/life/person
    • They were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute).

    Extra Examples

    • He condemned the government’s action as immoral.
    • That sounds vaguely immoral.
    • Don’t you think it’s immoral to leave thousands of children without an education?
    • I think this is an unjust and immoral war.
    • The current president is both inefficient and immoral.
    • There’s nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money.
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