Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
The President faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion.
Distribution of food throughout the country is being hampered by inefficiency andcorruption.
...bribery and corruption.
Synonyms: dishonesty, fraud, bribing, fiddling [informal] More Synonyms of corruption
2. countable noun [usually NOUNof noun]
In linguistics, a corruption is a word that is derived from an earlier word, but which has become changed in some way.
[technical]
'Morris' is an English corruption of 'Moorish', meaning North African.
More Synonyms of corruption
corruption in British English
(kəˈrʌpʃən)
noun
1.
the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt
2.
moral perversion; depravity
3.
dishonesty, esp bribery
4.
putrefaction or decay
5.
alteration, as of a manuscript
6.
an altered form of a word
Derived forms
corruptionist (corˈruptionist)
noun
corruption in American English
(kəˈrʌpʃən)
noun
1.
the act or fact of making, becoming, or being corrupt
2.
evil or wicked behavior; depravity
3.
bribery or similar dishonest dealings
4.
decay; putridity; rottenness
5.
something corrupted, as an improperly altered word or text
6. Rare
a corrupting influence
Word origin
ME corrupcion < OFr corruption < L corruptio < corruptus, corrupt
Examples of 'corruption' in a sentence
corruption
In the political sphere that quickly becomes corruption.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Greece was facing a ban over allegations of corruption and government interference.
The Sun (2016)
Police said that they had launched an investigation regarding a number of allegations of corruption concerning a public limited company.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The other is a weary scepticism that senior officials who have been charged with corruption will get away with it and avoid conviction.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company's president is already in jail on corruption charges.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
THE allegations of corruption in football over the last few days have left me feeling sick and embarrassed.
The Sun (2016)
MoD policy is that its teams must obtain information from potential suppliers on bribery, corruption or misconduct and decide whether to exclude them from bidding.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company says that the list is an essential service in the fight against'crime, bribery and corruption.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Other experts are concerned that the granting of such discretionary powers would foster corruption.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Collecting evidence and finding witnesses is difficult in a country where police corruption and violence is endemic.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We know there was no bribery and no corruption.
The Sun (2013)
They had thrown out officials and police in protest over an illegal land seizure and alleged corruption.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Public anger at his autocratic ways and government corruption boiled over into mass street protests last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The reconstruction effort has been plagued by allegations of corruption.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is about a culture of corruption that has become systemic.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They denied wrongdoing and successfully sued publications that alleged corruption.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Corruption is a way of life and politics an exercise in raw and often deadly power.
The Sun (2011)
Sources said the inquiry is set to become the largest into alleged police corruption for many years.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Corruption has become a serious issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Indeed, cases of fraud and corruption appear to be on the rise.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The body count is low, the moral corruption almost genteel.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The problem is not merely corruption and inefficiency, but the lack of viable alternatives.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Thus disregard for the law, petty bribery and corruption were endemic.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
I deplore the poverty and corruption of my country.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The new Government charged him with corruption, which he denied.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some MPs said that he was guilty of financial corruption, charges that he has denied.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Government planning and investment, on the other hand, would only breed corruption and inefficiency under capitalism.
Ramirez-Faria, Carlos The Origins of Economic Inequality between Nations: A critique of Western theorieson development and underdevelopment (1990)
The losses, measured over the past year by a special task force, underscore the challenges that the allies face in overcoming corruption in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Quotations
Something is rotten in the state of DenmarkWilliam ShakespeareHamlet
All rising to great place is by a winding stairFrancis BaconEssays
One rotten apple spoils the barrel
In other languages
corruption
British English: corruption /kəˈrʌpʃən/ NOUN
Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of power.
The President was charged with corruption.
American English: corruption
Arabic: فَسَاد
Brazilian Portuguese: corrupção
Chinese: 腐败
Croatian: korupcija
Czech: korupce
Danish: korruption
Dutch: corruptie
European Spanish: corrupción
Finnish: korruptio
French: corruption
German: Korruption
Greek: διαφθορά
Italian: corruzione
Japanese: 腐敗行為
Korean: 타락
Norwegian: korrupsjon
Polish: korupcja
European Portuguese: corrupção
Romanian: corupție
Russian: коррупция
Latin American Spanish: corrupción
Swedish: korruption
Thai: การทุจริต
Turkish: yozlaşma
Ukrainian: корупція
Vietnamese: sự tham nhũng
Chinese translation of 'corruption'
corruption
(kəˈrʌpʃən)
n(u)
贪(貪)赃(贓)舞弊 (tānzāng wǔbì)
1 (noun)
Definition
dishonesty and illegal behaviour
He faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion.
Synonyms
dishonesty
She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence.
fraud
bribing
fiddling (informal)
graft (informal)
bribery
He was jailed on charges of bribery.
extortion
profiteering
breach of trust
demoralization
venality
shady dealings (informal)
crookedness (informal)
jobbery
unscrupulousness
shadiness
fraudulency
2 (noun)
Definition
the act of corrupting morally or sexually
It was a society sinking into corruption and vice.
Synonyms
depravity
the absolute depravity that can exist in times of war
vice
a den of vice and violence
evil
We are being attacked by the forces of evil.
degradation
the progressive degradation of the state
perversion
a tale of dynastic backstabbing spiced up with various kinds of perversion
decadence
a prime example of the decadence of the age
impurity
impurity and evil desires
wickedness
moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons
They have sunk to new levels of wickedness.
degeneration
immorality
a reflection of our society's immorality
iniquity
He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
profligacy
stories of sexual profligacy and underworld connections
viciousness
The book romanticizes the viciousness of organized crime.
sinfulness
turpitude (formal)
a beacon of morality in a sea of turpitude
baseness
3 (noun)
Definition
an unintentional or unauthorized alteration in a text or data
The name `Santa Claus' is a corruption of `Saint Nicholas'.
Synonyms
distortion
He accused reporters of wilful distortion.
doctoring
falsification
recent concern about the falsification of evidence in court
4 (noun)
Definition
the process of rotting or decaying
The corruption of the body is an unavoidable feature of old age.
Synonyms
rotting
infection
Ear infections are common in pre-school children.
pollution
environmental pollution
rot
Investigations revealed rot in the beams.
decay
Plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.
adulteration
debasement
the progressive debasement of knowledge
foulness
putrefaction
rottenness
defilement
putrescence
Quotations
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark [William Shakespeare – Hamlet]All rising to great place is by a winding stair [Francis Bacon – Essays]