corruption

[ kuh-ruhp-shuhn ]

/ kəˈrʌp ʃən /

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.

Nearby words

corrugator, corrugator muscle, corrupt, corrupt practices act, corruptible, corruption, corruption of blood, corruptionist, corrèze, corsac, corsage

Origin of corruption

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

SYNONYMS FOR corruption

2 dissolution, immorality.

8 rot, putrefaction, putrescence, foulness, pollution, contamination.

ANTONYMS FOR corruption

1–3 purity.

3, 4 honesty.

Related forms

an·ti·cor·rup·tion, noun, adjectiveo·ver·cor·rup·tion, nounpre·cor·rup·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
Take a good look at the face on your TV screen,” the ads intoned, labeling Cianci “The Anti-Corruption Candidate.
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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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for anti-corruption

corruption

/ (kəˈrʌpʃən) /

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 Forms

corruptionist, noun

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