Corruption Definition

kə-rŭpshən
noun
The act or fact of making, becoming, or being corrupt.
Webster's New World
Evil or wicked behavior; depravity.
Webster's New World
Bribery or similar dishonest dealings.
Webster's New World
Decay; putridity; rottenness.
Webster's New World
A corrupting influence.
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Other Word Forms of Corruption

Noun

Singular:
corruption
Plural:
corruptions

Origin of Corruption

  • From French corruption, from Latin corruptiō

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Corruption Sentence Examples

  • He substituted cunning and corruption for violence.

  • When, therefore, their goodness is gone, their corruption becomes worse than the corruption of either of the other forms of government.

  • Aphrodite and Apollo preserved it from corruption and mutilation.

  • The era of fractured power and corruption is about to end.

  • After a time they lent a ready ear to detailed allegations of corruption brought against him by his old enemy Nuncomar.

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