corruption

[kuh-ruhp-shuhn]

noun

the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.

moral perversion; depravity.

perversion of integrity.

corrupt or dishonest proceedings.

bribery.

debasement or alteration, as of language or a text.

a debased form of a word.

putrefactive decay; rottenness.

any corrupting influence or agency.

Origin of corruption

1300–50; Middle English corrupcio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Latin corruptiōn-, stem of corruptiō. See corrupt, -ion

Related formsan·ti·cor·rup·tion, noun, adjectiveo·ver·cor·rup·tion, nounpre·cor·rup·tion, noun

Synonyms for corruption

2. dissolution, immorality. 8. rot, putrefaction, putrescence, foulness, pollution, contamination.

Antonyms for corruption

1–3. purity. 3, 4. honesty.

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Examples from the Web for anti-corruption

Contemporary Examples of anti-corruption

And anti-corruption campaigners say that little has changed in certain parts of Ukrainian officialdom since the revolution.
Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military
Charles McPhedran
October 21, 2014
Take a good look at the face on your TV screen,” the ads intoned, labeling Cianci “The Anti-Corruption Candidate.
Can America’s Favorite Ex-Con Mayor Win Again?
David Freedlander
June 22, 2014
The Constitutional Court case against the PM was brought even though she was already being pursued by the anti-corruption panel.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Toppled by ‘The Iron Triangle’
Lennox Samuels
May 7, 2014
The prime minister must appear before the anti-corruption commission on February 27 to answer the malfeasance charges.
Can Thailand’s Prime Minister Cling To Power?
Lennox Samuels
February 19, 2014
Turkey ranks 53 out of 177 countries in a corruption perceptions index by Transparency International, an anti-corruption NGO.
Turkey Sacks Police Chiefs After Arrests Target Politicians’ Families
Thomas Seibert
December 18, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for anti-corruption

corruption

noun

the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt

moral perversion; depravity

dishonesty, esp bribery

putrefaction or decay

alteration, as of a manuscript

an altered form of a word

Derived Formscorruptionist, noun

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Word Origin and History for anti-corruption

corruption

mid-14c., of material things, especially dead bodies, also of the soul, morals, etc., from Latin corruptionem (nominative corruptio), noun of action from past participle stem of corrumpere (see corrupt). Of public offices from early 15c.; of language from late 15c.