Corruption

Word CORRUPTION
Character 10
Hyphenation cor rup tion
Pronunciations /kəˈɹʌpʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Corruption"

What do we mean by corruption?

The act or process of corrupting. noun

The state of being corrupt. noun

Decay; rot. noun

The act of corrupting, or the state of being corrupt or putrid; the destruction of the natural form of an organic body by decomposition accompanied by putrefaction; physical dissolution. noun

Putrid matter; pus. noun

Depravity; wickedness; perversion or extinction of moral principles; loss of purity or integrity. noun

Debasement or deterioration. noun

Perversion; vitiation: as, a corruption of language. noun

A corrupt or debased form of a word: as, “sparrow-grass” is a corruption of “asparagus.” noun

A perverting, vitiating, or depraving influence; more specifically, bribery. noun

In law, taint; impurity or defect (of heritable blood) in consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony, by which a person is disabled from inheriting lands from an ancestor, and can neither retain those in his possession nor transmit them by descent to his heirs. noun

Synonyms Putrefaction, putrescence. noun

Pollution, defilement, contamination, vitiation, demoralization, foulness, baseness. 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. noun

The product of corruption; putrid matter. 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. noun

The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct. noun

Taint or impurity of blood, in consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony, by which a person is disabled from inheriting any estate or from transmitting it to others. 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. 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

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

The product of corruption; putrid matter.

The decomposition of biological matter.

The seeking of bribes.

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.

The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.

A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.

Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.

Corruption = The Congress Party in India Urban Dictionary

Police and the law enforcment Urban Dictionary

A runescape clan populated by 9 year olds. This was the first clan in runesape history to be entirely made of children under the age of 10. The fate of these children lie in the hands of chopa234, a 300 pound 7 year old born in the west indies who was sent in a Ups package to America because he ate the village. Every member of corruption is uglier than death240's grandma, and will die virgins. Urban Dictionary

The level of ones corruption can be measured by the rate that they can pick up sexual innuendos in everyday life. Finished by loss of virginity Urban Dictionary

The feeling you get after getting a blow job by a 40 year old man named Rob on a video game. It is said to felt extremely sticky and depressing. Another interpretation is the sore feeling feeling in your bung hole after rob shows you whose boss. Corruption's scare away girls. Also the name of a clan on an online game that died because the leader sold his computer for money to pay his neighbor to let his dog suck his penis. Rob refers to robtokill Urban Dictionary

The unethical and/or illegal allocation of resources and/or opportunities Urban Dictionary

Containing alterations, foreign admixture, or errors. Deteriorated from the normal or standard; specifically a) morally unsound or debased; perverted; evil; depraved. b) taking bribes Urban Dictionary

Politicans, CEOS, and little gecko lizards. Urban Dictionary

The scale of one to ten, determining how corruptable one is. (1 is least corruptable and 10 being most) Urban Dictionary

Without moral values /hard work, owning one’s decisions and actions, accepting responsibility/consequences of one’s actions, having some sense of personal pride/honor, telling the truth, not harming innocent people by accusing them of wrong doing without evidence..having no moral integrity in this sense is classed as a corruption of one’s character and if it is widely prevalent in a society we can class this society/and e.g. a workplace culture/as corrupt. not a good sign as corrupt societies cant survive /Roman empire.../ Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Corruption

The word "corruption" in example sentences

It is true that original sin hath induced this corruption and incineration upon us; if we had not sinned in Adam, _mortality had not put on immortality_ [366] (as the apostle speaks), nor _corruption had not put on incorruption_, but we had had our transmigration from this to the other world without any mortality, any corruption at all. ❋ John Donne (1601)

(Sadly, Jesse Jackson, Jr., though he appears to not have been involved in corruption, is now too tainted in the public memory as candidate #6 or whatever to have a viable chance at filling the seat.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

A report in Corriere della Sera on Wednesday said Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano used the term "corruption" in a letter to Pope Benedict XVI to explain the difficulties he faced in his position as secretary-general of the Vatican city-state. ❋ Unknown (2012)

(He said he was not using the term corruption in the sense of bribes, but in a broader sense, as when governments waste millions of dollars because their hands are tied by union rules.) ❋ By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE (2010)

But the priest is not of the order of the Aaronic priesthood; Christ is understood to be that. (the New Testament word "Priest" is but the linguistic corruption from the Greek word Presbyter, meaning "elder" - which is a direct derivation from the Hebrew Zaqen, also meaning "elder"). ❋ Unknown (2009)

"I don't use the term corruption lightly," McCain said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It posits that the trouble with NPR, which I call "corruption" in a general sense, is evidenced through the use of public choice theory. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And this corruption is a bipartisan project — perhaps the only bipartisan project that functions inside the beltway. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No one aspect of the corruption is a game changer but many little corruptions add up to a problem. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Whether or not the Catholic church could have done anything about removing the corruption is a question. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The main cause of this corruption is the ambition of Blagojevich to get himself put in higher offices or in a position to make a lot of money after he leaves office, and to do either one of these things he desperately needs to avoid impeachment as governor, which would take away his reputation. ❋ Ilya (2008)

Mr. Lessig began an Internet campaign a few months ago to fix what he calls corruption of the political process in Congress by money from special interests. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. Gates and Adm. Mullen detailed an array of worrisome dynamics in Afghanistan, from persistent shortages of Western military personnel to what they described as the corruption and ineffectiveness of the fragile Afghan government. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In appearances before four state elections last week, a smiling, sari-clad Sonia used the onion as a metaphor for what she called the corruption and incompetence of the BJP. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Now, the man who took over the tower said the raid was designed to bring attention to what they called corruption in the Philippine government. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Thursday morning to protest against what it called corruption in the fishing industry and the department of sea fisheries. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Washington, took a swipe at what he termed corruption in emerging democracies. ❋ Unknown (1993)

Me: Look at all this corruption! [Congress party] worker : That's our gift to this country. Me: Who votes for you [Swiss] bank money [stashing], corrupt bastards? Congress party worker: the uneducated, the overtly secualr morally coward, Muslims and about any other person who's ashamed of being an Indian. Me: You bastards!! Congress party worker: Kalyug, beta. Just accept us. ❋ Anna Hazare123 (2011)

fine for making us search you, [revealing] you had nothing [illegal] on you... nigger, please! corruption! [BRUTALITY] ❋ Tom 'Lanky' B. (2008)

Dude that [hair cut] sucks, your [never going] to get laid, [might as well] join corruption! That kid is so ugly, he must be in corruption! ❋ Vulemax (2006)

my friends level of corruption is [unbelievable], hes [teaching] me way to much dude I so totally finished [corrupting] my girlfriend ❋ Myspace Is Ruining Our Youth (2006)

After Rob gave me that [massage] just they way [I like it], I feel some corruption"I got a corruption, I'm going to [die a virgin]." ❋ Vulemax (2006)

Administrative [corruption] is often based upon using company [resources] for personal agendas, with company losses with no useful returns on [investment]. ❋ ToniT (2014)

Someone changed the letters of the word I typed, from 'associations' to "assiciations.' The same person who corrupted the spelling of my word is morally [depraved] and thinks there is a rank in the armed forces of who has to have sex with who. He even stole my $5,000 CD [certificate] when it came due by having prearranged for the bank [teller] to hand one of them back to him with his name on it instead of mine. ❋ EvaLissens (2009)

[Politician]: I DID NOT sleep with that goat, nor am I a [corrupt] indivdual whatsoever. [Ohhh], is that candy and a baby? Can I take it? Its sooo fun! You should try it! ❋ Manical To The Hippie (2008)

[Oh gosh]! He is [ten] on the Corrupticity [scale]. ❋ The Agar \_/ BACFORD (2016)

Donald Trump is an [icon] of a [corruption] of [American society] ❋ Cooltrixie (2019)

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