corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
corrupted
Example Sentences
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For over five decades, there have existed two types of movie lover: those who have been at least a little corrupted by Ken Russell’s 1971 iconoclasterpiece “The Devils” and those who haven’t seen it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
While the word has been co-opted and corrupted by vision-board romantics and TikTok gurus, it’s still the key to making what we want happen.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Dive into this short story about humans’ first contact with an alien who’s been corrupted by some very modern vices.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The problem happened "in the space of a millisecond", Nats said, leading to the system producing corrupted data.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s only now that he’s been corrupted that I can fully appreciate the real Peeta.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
