debauchery

Questions about debauchery

What does debauchery mean?

debauchery means "a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity".

How many syllables are in debauchery?

debauchery has 4 syllables: de-bau-che-ry. The stress falls on "bau". In IPA it is /dəˈbɔtʃɚi/.

What is another word for debauchery?

Close synonyms include orgy, debauch, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is debauchery a common word?

debauchery is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.