Both Uses of
debauchery
in
1984, by Orwell
- Mere debauchery did not matter very much, so long as it was furtive and joyless and only involved the women of a submerged and despised class.
p. 65.3 *debauchery = behavior involving excessive drinking and/or casual sex
- All the blood and lymph had been drained out of him by an enormous debauch of work, leaving only a frail structure of nerves, bones, and skin.†
p. 179.5debauch = to corrupt or seduce from virtue, duty, or allegiance OR excessive drinking, casual sex, and/or drug abuse while partying
Definition:
excessive indulgence -- such as excessive drinking, casual sex, and/or drug abuse while partying -- possibly for an evening, but often implying a wasteful, decadent life