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cor·rup·tion (kə rup′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or fact of making, becoming, or being corrupt
  2. evil or wicked behavior; depravity
  3. bribery or similar dishonest dealings
  4. decay; putridity; rottenness
  5. something corrupted, as an improperly altered word or text
  6. Rare a corrupting influence

Etymology: ME corrupcion < OFr corruption < L corruptio < corruptus, corrupt

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corruption Synonyms

corruption

n.

  1. Vice

    baseness, depravity, degradation; see crime 1, evil 1.

  2. Conduct involving graft

    extortion, bribery, fraud, fraudulence, venality, misrepresentation, dishonesty, profiteering, nepotism, breach of trust, malfeasance, exploitation, crookedness, shady deal, jobbery, shuffle, racket; see also crime 2.

  3. Decay

    rot, rottenness, debasement; see decay 2, pollution.

    Antonyms reliability, trustworthiness, truthfulness.


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corruption Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • innocence: It's a twisted tale of strange desires, perverse pleasures and the ultimate corruption of innocence as told by the marquis de sade.

Converse of object

  • expose: At the time of his death Brian was working on exposing corruption in a number of high profile cases.

Adjective modifier

  • rampant: Running under the name " Change and Reform " , Hamas highlighted the rampant corruption of the PA and promised a clean-up.

Modifies a noun

  • scandal: Several of the recent corruption scandals that have emerged in relation to projects for which the ECGD gave support have involved joint ventures.

Noun used with modifier

  • data: Do your personnel have to wait to access your systems Do you suffer from data corruption?
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corruption quotes

Louisianans don't tolerate corruption; they demand it.

-Anonymous

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

-Bible (Old Testament)

No science is immuneto the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

-Bronowski,Jacob

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