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cor·rup·tion
(kə-rŭp′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of corrupting.
b. The state of being corrupt.
2. Decay; rot.
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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
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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.
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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" |
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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"
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corruption
noun1. Degrading, immoral acts or habits:
2. Departure from what is legally, ethically, and morally correct:
Informal: crookedness.
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Translations
فَسَادفَساد، تَعَفُّـنكَلِمَـه مُحرَّفـه
korupcezkaženostzkomolenina
korruptionsvindelforvanskning
korruptio
korupcija
elferdített alakkorrupció
afbökunspilling
腐敗行為
타락
skomolenina
podkupovanje
korruption
การทุจริต
ayart mabozulmuş biçimrüşvetçilikyozlaşma
sự tham nhũng
corruption
[kəˈrʌpʃən] N1. (= depravity) → perversión f, corrupción f
2. (= dishonesty) → corrupción f, venalidad f
3. [of language] → corrupción f (Comput) [of text, file] → corrupción f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
corrupt
(kəˈrapt) verb to make or become evil or bad. He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.
adjective1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt.
2. impure. a corrupt form of English.
corˈruptible adjectivecorˌruptiˈbility noun
corˈruption (-ʃən) noun
1. the act of corrupting.
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'.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009