adj
immoral
ih-MO-ruhl
adj
1
Going against accepted standards of right and wrong; morally wrong.
"Most people consider cheating on an exam immoral."
"The film explores whether the general's wartime decisions were immoral."
How to Use Immoral
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWrong according to moral standards — not the same as illegal.
Common mistake
Immoral (morally wrong) is not the same as amoral (having no sense of morality at all) or unmoral.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
immoral behavior
immoral act
Word Forms
more immoral comparative, most immoral superlative
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Etymology
From im- ("not") plus moral, ultimately from Latin mos, "custom" or "manner".