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Immoral vs. Amoral
Immoral
/ɪˈmɒrəl/Examples:
His decision to cheat was both unethical and immoral.The company's immoral actions led to severe consequences.They were appalled by the politician's immoral behavior.
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Amoral
/eɪˈmɒrəl/Examples:
The protagonist in the novel leads an amoral lifestyle, disregarding societal norms.Her decision was driven by an amoral desire for wealth above all else.An amoral corporate culture can lead to dangerous business practices.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Immoral deals with actions that are wrong or unethical, while amoral describes a lack of moral sense or indifference to right and wrong.
- Remember immoral often involves a conscious decision to act against moral principles.
- Amoral can describe a neutral stance towards morality, often because it doesn't influence the situation or decision at hand.
- Think of immoral as breaking rules, whereas amoral is more about not recognizing or considering those rules at all.
- Immoral actions harm or disregard others moral codes, while amoral' can simply disregard moral considerations as irrelevant.
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