| NOUN | attribute | corruption, corruptness | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery) |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | corruption, putrescence, putridness, rottenness | in a state of progressive putrefaction | |
| process | corruption | decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) | |
| attribute | corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction | moral perversion | |
| act | corruption, subversion | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty | |
| act | corruption | inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony) |
| Sounds | kerah'pshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain. | |
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| Synonym | corruptness | |
| Attributes | corrupt | lacking in integrity |
| incorrupt | Free of corruption or immorality / immorality | |
| Narrower | infection | Moral corruption or contamination |
| jobbery | corruptness among public officials | |
| venality | prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward | |
| Broader | dishonesty | The quality of being dishonest |
| Opposite | incorruptness, incorruption | Characterized by integrity or probity |
| Spanish | corrupción | |
| Catalan | corrupció | |
| Meaning | In a state of progressive putrefaction. | |
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| Synonyms | putrescence, putridness, rottenness | |
| Broader | putrefaction, rot | A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor |
| Spanish | corrupción, descomposición, podredumbre, putrefacción | |
| Catalan | corrupció, descomposició, podridura, putrefacció | |
| Meaning | decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | decay | The process of gradually becoming inferior |
| Spanish | corrupción | |
| Catalan | corrupció | |
| Meaning | Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral ... / moral principles. | |
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| Example | "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes" | |
| Synonyms | degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction | |
| Broader | immorality | The quality of not being in accord / accord with standards of right or good conduct |
| Spanish | corrupción, degeneración, depravación | |
| Catalan | corrupció, degeneració, depravació | |
| Meaning | Destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity. | |
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| Example | "corruption of a minor" | |
| Synonym | subversion | |
| Broader | degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| Spanish | corrupción, perversión | |
| Catalan | corrupció, perversió | |
| Verbs | corrupt | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| Meaning | inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony). | |
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| Example | "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering" | |
| Broader | inducement, inducing | Act of bringing about a desired result |
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