corruption

[ kuh-ruhp-shuhn ]
/ kəˈrʌp ʃən /
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noun

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of corruption

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

OTHER WORDS FROM corruption

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

Words nearby corruption

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

fraud, nepotism, crime, exploitation, malfeasance, extortion, graft, bribery, atrocity, evil, degradation, pollution, demoralization, misrepresentation, shuffle, shadiness, venality, racket, payola, squeeze

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British Dictionary definitions for 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 of corruption

corruptionist, noun
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