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original sin

NOUN
innate corruption
Synonyms
WEAK
carnal sin disobedience eating the apple fall from grace fall of man inborn tendency mortal sin sin of Adam sinfulness wickedness

Example Sentences

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Nothing will ever undo the original sin, and devoting your life to ruining someone else’s is a loss for both of you.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

This soul-gnawing anxiety is not original sin in the Christian sense, even if it functions in much the same way.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

While Waltz committed the original sin of inviting the wrong dude to a sensitive group chat, it was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth who most abused the thread.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2025

“The original sin in this state is affordability,” Newsom said at news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

This original sin against my family told whenever anyone addressed me in Spanish and I responded, confounded.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.