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The Sordid concept can be applied to what from a point of view moral it is considered dirty or stained. Without referring very specifically to anything, Sordid applies as much to circumstances as to places or individuals that display unpleasant, indecent or obscene characteristics.

In fact Sordid comes from the Latin "Sordidus", which means "to be dirty", and therefore its use is used to define everything that has indecent or sinister connotations. It can therefore be applied to an individual and to an environment, provided that the set of characteristics that represent them are not very exemplary from the moral point of view.

Examples of Sordidness

The adjective Sordid is usually closely linked to all the concepts that society places in a scale lower. Thus, if a neighborhood is characterized by a strong presence of women who exercise prostitution, it is not difficult that it is described as sordid. The same applies in the case of marginal areas with high rates of delinquency.

Is ID with the lack of virtue it is also used when applying the adjective sordid on people. It is said that it is a "seedy guy" when it is intended to imply that his moral character leaves much to be desired, and that therefore his character has as identifying trait being able to do anything, without any kind of ethical consideration impediment.

Although to a lesser extent, it can be applied to qualify the appearancephysical, in this case acting as a synonym for unpleasant. If the physical presence of a person is disturbing or sinister, that is, it generates concern, discomfort, discomfort or fear, that individual can be classified as a type "rugged and sordid", without really having a background in which the moral or character of her is being judged.

Finally, Sórdido can also be used as an adjective that implies intention to do evil. "Unaware of her sordid intentions, she offered to accompany him"

As can be seen, the adjective Sordid implies a broad spectrum negative connotations including, malice, amorality, dishonesty, indecency, filth or poverty.

It is usually associated with the lower strata of society, sometimes in an unfair way, since although many of its meanings are related to the existence of misery, this does not imply that there cannot be sordidness at a moral level in individuals of any scale Social.

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