cor·rup·tion (k -r p shn)n. 1. a. The act or process of corrupting. b. The state of being corrupt. 2. Decay; rot. 3. Archaic Something that corrupts. |
corruption [kəˈrʌpʃən]
n
1. the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt
2. moral perversion; depravity
3. dishonesty, esp bribery
4. putrefaction or decay
5. (Linguistics) alteration, as of a manuscript
6. (Linguistics) an altered form of a word
corruptionist n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | corruption - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain 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 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" 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" 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" |
corruption
noun
1. dishonesty, fraud, fiddling (informal), graft (informal), bribery, extortion, profiteering, breach of trust, venality, shady dealings (informal), crookedness (informal), shadiness He faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion.
2. depravity, vice, evil, degradation, perversion, decadence, impurity, wickedness, degeneration, immorality, iniquity, profligacy, viciousness, sinfulness, turpitude, baseness It was a society sinking into corruption and vice.
3. distortion, doctoring, falsification The name `Santa Claus' is a corruption of `Saint Nicholas'.
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]
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"All rising to great place is by a winding stair" [Francis Bacon Essays]
Proverbs
"One rotten apple spoils the barrel"
"One rotten apple spoils the barrel"
Translations
corruption [kəˈrʌpʃən] N
1. (= depravity) → perversión f, corrupción f
2. (= dishonesty) → corrupción f, venalidad f
3. [of language] → corrupción f (Comput) [of text, file] → corrupción f
corruption
n
(= act, of person) → Korruption f; (by bribery also) → Bestechung f; (Comput, of data) → Zerstörung f
(= corrupt nature) → Verdorbenheit f, → Verderbtheit f; (by bribery) → Bestechlichkeit f; (of morals) → Verfall m; (of language, text) → Korrumpierung f
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