turpitude/ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/EtymologyBorrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).nounInherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.“As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.”An act evident of such depravity.