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[ kuh -ruhp -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈrʌp ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
moral perversion; depravity.
perversion of integrity.
corrupt or dishonest proceedings.
bribery.
debasement or alteration, as of language or a text.
a debased form of a word.
putrefactive decay; rottenness.
any corrupting influence or agency.
Computers . the state of being compromised by errors in computer code or stored data, or an action that causes such errors: The system crash was the result of previously undetected data corruption.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of corruption First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English cor(r)upcio(u)n, from Middle French, from Latin corruptiōn-, stem of corruptiō; see origin at corrupt, -ion
SYNONYMS FOR corruption 2 dissolution, immorality.
8 rot, putrefaction, putrescence, foulness, pollution, contamination.
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ANTONYMS FOR corruption 1-3 purity.
3, 4 honesty.
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OTHER WORDS FROM corruption an·ti·cor·rup·tion, noun, adjective o·ver·cor·rup·tion, noun pre·cor·rup·tion, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for corruption And anti-corruption campaigners say that little has changed in certain parts of Ukrainian officialdom since the revolution.
Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military | Charles McPhedran| October 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Take a good look at the face on your TV screen,” the ads intoned, labeling Cianci “The Anti-Corruption Candidate.
Can America’s Favorite Ex-Con Mayor Win Again? | David Freedlander| June 22, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The Constitutional Court case against the PM was brought even though she was already being pursued by the anti-corruption panel.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Toppled by ‘The Iron Triangle’ | Lennox Samuels| May 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The prime minister must appear before the anti-corruption commission on February 27 to answer the malfeasance charges.
Can Thailand’s Prime Minister Cling To Power? | Lennox Samuels| February 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for corruption noun the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt
moral perversion; depravity
dishonesty, esp bribery
putrefaction or decay
alteration, as of a manuscript
an altered form of a word
Derived forms of corruption corruptionist , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to corruption fraud, nepotism, crime, exploitation, malfeasance, extortion, graft, bribery, atrocity, evil, degradation, pollution, demoralization, misrepresentation, shuffle, shadiness, venality, racket, payola, squeeze