Definition of corruption | What does corruption mean?
What is the definition of the word CORRUPTION?
Here is a list of definitions for corruption.
- lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
- in a state of progressive putrefaction
- decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
- destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"
- inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"
What are the synonyms of the word CORRUPTION?
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Words beginning with CORRUPTION?
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What words can be made with CORRUPTION?
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In which dictionaries does the word corruption exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes