corruption
[ kuh-ruhp-shuhn ]
/ kəˈrʌp ʃən /
noun
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Nearby words
- corrugator,
- corrugator muscle,
- corrupt,
- corrupt practices act,
- corruptible,
- corruption of blood,
- corruptionist,
- corruptly,
- corrèze,
- corsac
Origin of corruption
SYNONYMS FOR corruption
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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
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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.
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