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Corruption
kəˈrʌpʃn
Corruption definitions
noun
corruption
corruptions
- dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
"the journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places"
dishonesty dishonest dealings unscrupulousness deceit deception duplicity double-dealing fraud fraudulence misconduct lawbreaking crime criminality delinquency wrongdoing villainy- the action or effect of making someone or something morally depraved
"the corruption of youth was a powerful motif"
- the process by which a word or expression is changed from its original state to one regarded as erroneous or debased
"a record of a word's corruption"
alteration falsification doctoring manipulation manipulating fudging adulteration debasement degradation abuse subversion misrepresentation misapplication- the process by which a computer database or program becomes debased by alteration or the introduction of errors
"this procedure creates a temporary file to prevent accidental corruption"
- the process of decay; putrefaction
"the potato turned black and rotten with corruption"