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Corruption

noun
/kəˈɹʌpʃən/
Word Frequency: 11.5

Definitions

1.nounThe act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
2.nounThe act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
3.nounThe product of corruption; putrid matter.
4.nounThe decomposition of biological matter.
5.nounThe seeking of bribes.
6.nounThe destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
7.nounThe act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
"a corruption of style"
8.nounA debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
9.nounSomething originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.

Synonyms

destroyingruiningspoilingdeteriorationworseningadulterationcontaminationdebasementdefilementdirtyingsoilingtainting

Rhymes With

disruptioninterruptioneruptionvolcanic eruptionanticorruptionskin eruptionsup shinn
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