corruption

cor·rup·tion

 (kə-rŭp′shən)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of corrupting.

b. The state of being corrupt.

2. Decay; rot.

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

corˈruptionist n

cor•rup•tion

(kəˈrʌp ʃən)

n.

1. the act of corrupting or the state of being corrupt.

2. moral perversion; depravity.

3. perversion of integrity.

4. corrupt or dishonest proceedings.

5. bribery.

6. debasement or alteration, as of language or a text.

7. an altered or debased form of a word.

8. putrefactive decay; rottenness.

9. any corrupting influence or agency.

[1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin]

cor•rup′tion•ist, n.

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"

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]

Proverbs
"One rotten apple spoils the barrel"

corruption

noun

1. Degrading, immoral acts or habits:

bestiality, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, vice, villainousness, villainy, wickedness.

2. Departure from what is legally, ethically, and morally correct:

corruptness, dishonesty, improbity.

Informal: crookedness.

3. A term that offends against established usage standards:

barbarism, solecism, vulgarism.

Translations

فَسَادفَساد، تَعَفُّـنكَلِمَـه مُحرَّفـه

korupcezkaženostzkomolenina

korruptionsvindelforvanskning

KorruptionVerballhornungVerfälschungBestechlichkeitBestechung

διαφθορά

corrupcióndegeneración

korruptio

corruption

korupcija

elferdített alakkorrupció

afbökunspilling

corruzionefavoritismo

腐敗行為

타락

corruptie

korrupsjonfordervelseforvansking

korupcja

corrupção

коррупция

skomolenina

podkupovanje

korruption

การทุจริต

ayart mabozulmuş biçimrüşvetçilikyozlaşma

sự tham nhũng

腐败讹用讹误贪污

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

[kəˈrʌpʃ^ən] n

[person, organization] → corruption f

[data] → altération f (de données)

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

(form, = decay of bodies etc) → Zersetzung f, → Fäulnis f

corruption

[kəˈrʌpʃ/ən] n → corruzione f

corrupt

(kəˈrapt) verb

to make or become evil or bad. He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends. korrupteer يُفسِد покварявам (се) corromper zkazit (se) verderben fordærve; ødelægge διαφθείρωcorromper moraalselt rikkuma گمراه کردن؛ هرزه شدن turmella corrompre לְהַשחִית भ्रष्ट हो जाना pokvariti elront menjadi jahat atau rusak spilla corrompere 堕落させる 망가지다 (su)gadinti, (su)gesti samaitāt; demoralizēt; uzpirkt terpengaruh corrumperenforderve, demoralisere, korrumperepsuć, demoralizować فاسد ،چټلول، ككړه ول: فاسد، خيرن ككړ corromper a corupe развращать skaziť pokvariti (se), podkupiti pokvaren [moraliskt] fördärva, göra depraverad นำไปทางชั่ว ayar(tıl)mak, baştan çıkar(tıl)mak 使敗壞 псувати(ся); розбещувати(ся) خراب كرنا یا هونا، بگاڑنا tham nhũng 使败坏

adjective

1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt. korrup فاسِد продажен corrupto zkažený, zkorumpovaný schlecht, bestechlich korrupt διεφθαρμένοςcorrupto rikutud, korrumpeerunud فاسد paha corrompuמושחת भ्रष्ट zao, pokvaren romlott, korrupt korup spilltur corrotto 堕落した 부패한 sugadintas, paperkamas, amoralus pērkams; samaitāts korup corruptkorrupt, råtten, fordervetzepsuty, zdemoralizowany فاسد corrupto corupt коррумпированный skorumpovaný pokvarjen korumpiran [moraliskt] fördärvad, korrumperad ซึ่งเสื่อมทราม ahlâksız, yozlaşmış 腐敗的，道德敗壞的 розбещений; продажний خراب، بد عنوان، رشوت خور thối nát 腐败的

2. impure. a corrupt form of English. onsuiwer مُحرَّف، ليس حَسَب القاعِدة اللغَويَّه нечист corrompido zkažený, zkomolený falsch forvansket παρεφθαρμένος, μη καθαρός contaminado, impuro moonutatud تحریف شده؛ مخدوش turmeltunut altéré לֹא נָקִי अशुद्वता nečist tisztát(a)lan tidak murni afbakaður contaminato なまった 순수성을 잃은 iškraipytas, netaisyklingas, užterštas izkropļots tak asli verbasterd forvansket zniekształcony تحريف شوى adulterado de­for­mat искажённый nečistý popačen iskvaren förvrängd, förvanskad ซึ่งไม่บริสุทธิ์ bozuk 訛用的 перекручений, викривлений فاسد bẩn 讹用的

corˈruptible adjective

omkoopbaar مُمكِن إفْسادُه подкупен corrompível zkazitelný, podplatitelný verderblich, bestechlich korrumperende δωροδοκήσιμος, που μπορεί να διαφθαρεί corruptible äraostetav فاسد شدنی؛ فساد پذیر lahjottavissa corruptible שְׁאֶפשָר לְהַשחִיתוֹ क्षयशील kvarljiv romlandó; megvesztegethető bisa dikorup spillanlegur; mútuþægni corruttibile 腐りやすい 타락, 부패하기 쉬운 paperkamas, pasiduodantis korupcijai samaitājams; uzpērkams mudah rosak akhlak omkoopbaar, bederfelijk bestikkelig przekupny فاسد شول corrompível coruptibil подкупный podliehajúci skaze podkupljiv podmitljiv besticklig, mutbar ที่เลวลง ayartılabilir, rüşvet yedirilebilir 可能貪污的 продажний; підкупний رشوت پذير dễ bị hối lộ 易腐败的

corˌruptiˈbility noun

omkoopbaarheid قابليَّـة الإفْـساد продажност corruptibilidade zkazitelnost, podplatitelnost die Verdorbenheit korrupthed τάση προς τη διαφθορά corruptibilidad äraostetavus تباهی؛ فساد lahjottavuus corruptibilitéהשחתה भ्रष्टता pokvarenost romlandóság; megvesztegethetőség kecurangan veikleiki fyrir spillingu; mútþægni corruttibilità 堕落性 타락성, 부패성 paperkamumas pērkamība kerosakan akhlak omkoopbaarheid, bederfelijkheidbestikkelighetprzekupstwo فساد corruptibilidade coruptibilitate коррумпированность skaziteľnosť podkupljivost podmitljivost besticklighet, mutbarhet การเลวลง ayartılabilme, rüşvet yedirilebilme 貪污可能性 продажніть; підкупність خراب هونيك‍ے قابل tính dễ mua chuộc 腐败性

corˈruption (-ʃən) noun

1. the act of corrupting. korrupsie فَساد، تَعَفُّـن корупция corrupção zkaženost, korupce die Bestechlichkeit korruption; svindel διαφθοράcorrupción rikkumine, äraostmine فساد؛ تباهی korruptio corruptionשחיתות भ्रष्टाचार korupcija korrupció korupsi (sið)spilling corruzione 堕落 타락 gadinimas, gedimas, korupcija korupcija; samaitāšana; piekukuļošana merasuah corruptiefordervelse, bestikkelse, korrupsjonkorupcja فساد corrupção corupere; corupţie коррупция skazenosť podkupovanje korupcija korruption การกระทำทุจริต ayartma; rüşvetçilik 貪污，腐敗 корупція; продажність بد عنوانى، رشوت خورى sự tham nhũng 贪污，腐败

2. a word that has changed considerably from its original form. Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'. verbastering كَلِمَـه مُحرَّفـه изменена дума corruptela zkomolenina die Verfälschung forvanskning παραφθορά derivación moonutus تحریف turmeltunut muoto forme corrompue השחתה भ्रष्ट izvitoperena riječ elferdített alak perubahan kata afbökun forma corrotta なまった語形 순수성 상실 iškraipyta forma izkropļota (vārda) forma pencemaran verbasteringforvansking zniekształcenie تحریف corruptela deformare искажение skomolenina popačenka nepravilnost förvanskning คำที่ใช้เพี้ยนไปจากเดิม bozulmuş biçim 訛用，訛誤 перекручування; спотворювання اصل س‍ے ھ‍ٹ‍ا هوا لفظ sự mục nát 讹用，讹误

corruption

→ فَسَاد korupce korruption Korruption διαφθορά corrupción korruptio corruption korupcija corruzione 腐敗行為 타락 corruptie korrupsjon korupcja corrupção коррупция korruption การทุจริต yozlaşma sự tham nhũng 腐败