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1. (n.) corruption
the act of corrupting or the state of being corrupt.
2. corruption
moral perversion; depravity.
3. corruption
perversion of integrity.
4. corruption
corrupt or dishonest proceedings.
5. corruption
debasement or alteration, as of language or a text.
6. corruption
an altered or debased form of a word.
7. corruption
putrefactive decay; rottenness.
8. corruption
any corrupting influence or agency.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME (< AF) < L)
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| Definition of 'Corruption' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) corruptness, corruption
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
2. (noun) putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption
in a state of progressive putrefaction
3. (noun) corruption
decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4. (noun) corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
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"
5. (noun) corruption, subversion
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"
6. (noun) 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"
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1. (noun) corruption
dishonest or immoral behavior
the fight against fraud and corruption
2. corruption
the process of corrupting sb
the corruption of senior politicians
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Corruption
the act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
2. (noun) Corruption
the product of corruption; putrid matter
3. (noun) Corruption
the act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery
4. (noun) Corruption
the act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language
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Sense: the act of corrupting.
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 Afrikaans: korrupsie |
 Arabic: فَساد، تَعَفُّـن |
 Bulgarian: корупция |
 Brazilian: corrupção |
 Czech: zkaženost, korupce |
 German: die Bestechlichkeit |
 Danish: korruption; svindel |
 Greek: διαφθορά |
 Spanish: corrupción |
 Estonian: rikkumine,äraostmine |
 Farsi: فساد؛ تباهی |
 Finnish: korruptio |
 French: corruption |
 Hebrew: שְׁחִיתוּת |
 Hindi: भ्रष्टाचार |
 Croatian: korupcija |
 Hungarian: korrupció |
 Indonesian: korupsi |
 Icelandic: (sið)spilling |
 Italian: corruzione |
 Japanese: 堕落 |
 Korean: 타락 |
 Lithuanian: gadinimas, gedimas, korup |
 Latvian: korupcija; samaitāšana; p |
 Malay: merasuah |
 Dutch: corruptie |
 Norwegian: fordervelse, bestikkelse, |
 Polish: korupcja |
 Persian: فساد؛ تباهی |
 Pashto: فساد |
 Portuguese: corrupção |
 Romanian: corupere; corupţie |
 Russian: коррупция |
 Slovak: skazenosť |
 Slovenian: podkupovanje |
 Serbian: korupcija |
 Swedish: korruption |
 Thai: การกระทำทุจริต |
 Turkish: ayart(ıl)ma; rüşvetçilik |
 Taiwanese: 貪污，腐敗 |
 Ukrainian: корупція; продажність |
 Urdu: بد عنوانى، رشوت خورى |
 Vietnamese: sự tham nhũng |
 Chinese: 贪污，腐败 |
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