corruption

cor·rup·tion  (k-rpshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of corrupting.

b. The state of being corrupt.

2. Decay; rot.

3. Archaic Something that corrupts.

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corruption

Noun

1. dishonesty and illegal behaviour

2. the act of corrupting morally or sexually

3. the process of rotting or decaying

4. an unintentional or unauthorized alteration in a text or data

5. an altered form of a word

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corruption - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain corruptness infection - moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable" venality - prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest jobbery - corruptness among public officials
	2.	corruption - in a state of progressive putrefaction putrescence, putridness, rottenness putrefaction, rot - a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
	3.	corruption - decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior
	4.	corruption - moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" depravation, depravity, degeneracy, putrefaction immorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
	5.	corruption - destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence" subversion degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
	6.	corruption - inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering" inducing, inducement - act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"

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corruption

noun 1. dishonesty, fraud, fiddling (informal) graft (informal) bribery, extortion, profiteering, breach of trust, venality, shady dealings (informal) shadiness

noun 2. depravity, vice, evil, degradation, perversion, decadence, impurity, wickedness, degeneration, immorality, iniquity, profligacy, viciousness, sinfulness, turpitude, baseness

noun 3. distortion, doctoring, falsification

Translations

corruption [kəˈrʌpʃən] n → corrupción f [of data] → alteración f

corruption [kəˈrʌpʃən] corrupt n → corruption f;

(Comput) → altération f (de données)

corruption [kəˈrʌpʃən] corrupt n → Korruption f

corruption [kəˈrʌpʃən] n → corruzione f