Lexic.us

Definition of Corruption

1. Noun. Lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.

2. Noun. In a state of progressive putrefaction.

3. Noun. Decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation).

4. Noun. Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles. "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

5. Noun. Destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity. "The big city's subversion of rural innocence"

6. Noun. 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"

Definition of Corruption

1. n. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.

Definition of Corruption

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration. ¹

3. Noun. The product of corruption; putrid matter. ¹

4. Noun. The decomposition of biological matter. ¹

5. Noun. (computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media. ¹

6. Noun. 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. ¹

7. Noun. (linguistics) A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc. ¹

8. Noun. Something that is evil but is supposed to be good. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corruption

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Corruption

corruptable corrupted corruptedly corruptedness corrupter corrupters corruptest corrupteth corruptful corruptibility

corruptible corruptibleness corruptibly corrupting corruptingly corruption corruption of blood corruptionist corruptionists corruptions

corruptive corruptively corruptless corruptly corruptness corruptnesses corruptor corruptors corruptress corruptresses

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