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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Definition of 'corruption'
