NOUN | state | corruptness | the state of being corrupt / corrupt |
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attribute | corruptness, corruption | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery) |
Meaning | The state of being corrupt / corrupt. | |
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Broader | dishonor, dishonour | A state of shame or disgrace |
Spanish | corrupción | |
Catalan | corrupció | |
Adjectives | corrupt | lacking in integrity |
Meaning | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain. | |
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Synonym | corruption | |
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 | |
Adjectives | corrupt | not straight |
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