ALL meanings of corruption
cor·rup·tion
C c - uncountable noun corruption Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power. 4
- countable noun corruption In linguistics, a corruption is a word that is derived from an earlier word, but which has become changed in some way. 4
- noun corruption the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt 3
- noun corruption moral perversion; depravity 3
- noun corruption dishonesty, esp bribery 3
- noun corruption putrefaction or decay 3
- noun corruption alteration, as of a manuscript 3
- noun corruption an altered form of a word 3
- noun corruption the act or fact of making, becoming, or being corrupt 3
- noun corruption evil or wicked behavior; depravity 3
- noun corruption bribery or similar dishonest dealings 3
- noun corruption decay; putridity; rottenness 3
- noun corruption something corrupted, as an improperly altered word or text 3
- noun corruption a corrupting influence 3
- noun corruption the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt. 1
- noun corruption moral perversion; depravity. 1
- noun corruption perversion of integrity. 1
- noun corruption corrupt or dishonest proceedings. 1
- noun corruption bribery. 1
- noun corruption debasement or alteration, as of language or a text. 1
- noun corruption a debased form of a word. 1
- noun corruption putrefactive decay; rottenness. 1
- noun corruption any corrupting influence or agency. 1
- noun corruption Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. 1
- noun corruption government: dishonesty 1
- noun corruption data: alteration, damage 1
- noun corruption grammar: altered form 1
- noun corruption perverting influence 1
- noun corruption The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. 0
- noun corruption The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration. 0
- noun corruption The product of corruption; putrid matter. 0
- noun corruption The decomposition of biological matter. 0
- noun corruption Bribing. 0
- noun corruption (computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media. 0
- noun corruption The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language. 0
- noun corruption (linguistics) A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc. 0
- noun corruption Something that is evil but is supposed to be good. 0