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immorally

/ˌɪˈmɔɹəɫli/ adv

In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

Word Origin Moral comes from Latin moralis, from mos 'custom, proper behavior' — so morality is about following the customs of society. Immoral adds the prefix in- (not), so it's 'not moral,' against accepted customs. The same root mos gives us mores (social customs) and demoralize (to corrupt someone's customs).

adv In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

The company acted immorally by exploiting child labor to maximize profits.

(副词) 不道德地；违背道德地

该公司通过剥削童工来最大化利润，行为极不道德。

(adverbio) inmoralmente; sin escrúpulos; amoralmente [De manera inmoral; no moralmente, incorrectamente.]

La empresa actuó inmoralmente al explotar mano de obra infantil para maximizar ganancias.

(adverbe) immoralement; vicieusement [De manière immorale, contraire aux principes de la morale.]

L'entreprise a agi **immorally** en exploitant le travail des enfants pour maximiser ses profits.

(Adverb) unmoralisch; sittenwidrig [Auf unmoralische Weise; gegen moralische Prinzipien verstoßend.]

Das Unternehmen handelte **immorally**, indem es Kinderarbeit ausnutzte, um Gewinne zu maximieren.

(副詞) 不道徳に；道徳に反して；間違って

その会社は利益を最大化するために児童労働を搾取するという不道徳な行為を行った。

(advérbio) imoralmente [De maneira imoral; não moralmente, de forma errada.]

A empresa agiu imoralmente ao explorar trabalho infantil para maximizar os lucros.

Synonyms: unethically wrongfully improperly wickedly sinfully depravedly corruptly viciously Antonyms: morally ethically virtuously righteously
Word parts: im + moral + ly

Related words

moral morality morally immorality amoral amorality unmoral demoralize demoralization

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